Hello fellow readers, as you can tell ( or not) I have been away for awhile and to be honest I don't really have a valid excuse.I have read books and despite it being my first year in university , I had time to write a post. Well now I am back and have read quite a bit of books and will be disposing my thoughts of them here in a wrap up in a pros/ cons format.
1. The Wrath and The Dawn.
This 1000 and one nights retelling is quite an adventure and even though it was quite hyped up I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a monster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk cord wrapped around her throat come morning. When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad's dearest friend falls victim to Khalid, Shahrzad vows vengeance and volunteers to be his next bride. Shahrzad is determined not only to stay alive, but to end the caliph's reign of terror once and for all.
Night after night, Shahrzad beguiles Khalid, weaving stories that enchant, ensuring her survival, though she knows each dawn could be her last. But something she never expected begins to happen: Khalid is nothing like what she'd imagined him to be. This monster is a boy with a tormented heart. Incredibly, Shahrzad finds herself falling in love. How is this possible? It's an unforgivable betrayal. Still, Shahrzad has come to understand all is not as it seems in this palace of marble and stone. She resolves to uncover whatever secrets lurk and, despite her love, be ready to take Khalid's life as retribution for the many lives he's stolen. Can their love survive this world of stories and secrets?
Pros:
- Likeable characters
- Interesting setting
- action filled plot
-Interesting relationships
- Unique premise.
- Beautiful cover!
Cons:
- once again the love triangle ( hoping this gets dropped in the second book)
- Shaza lack of commitment to her original intentions ( I mean i wanted a badass assassin)
- Lack of world building ( It wasn't really focused on explaining how the world worked and not even the magic)
- Romance heavy plot ( I liked it in this book , but I can see why others may not)
Rating : 4/ 5 kittens.
This novel is fantastic , interesting world with complex characters. This is one my favorite fantasy novels this year.The writing was eloquent and beautiful as so were the characters and the premise.
2. Liars, Inc.
Okay this one was sadly disappointing, from the plot to the characters this book was just not my cup of tea.
Max Cantrell has never been a big fan of the truth, so when the opportunity arises to sell forged permission slips and cover stories to his classmates, it sounds like a good way to make a little money and liven up a boring senior year. With the help of his friends Preston and Parvati, Max starts Liars, Inc. Suddenly everybody needs something and the cash starts pouring in. Who knew lying could be so lucrative?
When Preston wants his own cover story to go visit a girl he met online, Max doesn’t think twice about hooking him up. Until Preston never comes home. Then the evidence starts to pile up—terrifying clues that lead the cops to Preston’s body. Terrifying clues that point to Max as the murderer.
Can Max find the real killer before he goes to prison for a crime he didn’t commit? In a story that Kirkus Reviews called "Captivating to the very end," Paula Stokes starts with one single white lie and weaves a twisted tale that will have readers guessing until the explosive final chapters.
Pros:
-Awesome cover
- Interesting premise
-Diversity
Cons:
-Failed to deliver the awesome premise
- Plot was meh, okay but nothing spectacular.
- WHINY MAIN PROTAGONIST.
- Whiny Anti- protagonist
WHINY PEOPLE EVERYWHERE
-plot twist were just inserted in and added little to the main plot, it was meant to be shocking but it didn't matter, the plot sucked.
- I thought the main premise of Liars inc in the book is very weak, sadly.
-unlikable protagonist.
-MEH ALL OVER THIS BOOK.
As you can tell this book has a lot of potential but the way it was executed was done badly.This book was supposed to be great as the premise was interesting and held a lot of potential.
3. Belzhar
This one , sigh sadly the plot twist ruined it for me. The premise itself was weak , throughout the book I found some potentials to make this book good, but the plot twist ruined it all.
If life were fair, Jam Gallahue would still be at home in New Jersey with her sweet British boyfriend, Reeve Maxfield. She’d be watching old comedy sketches with him. She’d be kissing him in the library stacks.
She certainly wouldn’t be at The Wooden Barn, a therapeutic boarding school in rural Vermont, living with a weird roommate, and signed up for an exclusive, mysterious class called Special Topics in English.But life isn’t fair, and Reeve Maxfield is dead.Until a journal-writing assignment leads Jam to Belzhar, where the untainted past is restored, and Jam can feel Reeve’s arms around her once again. But there are hidden truths on Jam’s path to reclaim her loss.
Pros
- Great supporting cast
- Interesting plot
- Setting was a boarding school , so stuff was going to happen.
- Beautiful cover.
Cons
- Horrible premise
- Twist is just bad , really bad.
- On the verge of being disrespectful to metal illnesses.
- AHH this was just really bad.
Rating : 2/5
Sigh , as you can tell sometime reading has its up and downs. The Wrath and the Dawn was spectacular . Both Liars inc and Belzhar were not good books , but had potential to be amazing.
Do you ever experience a book that had potential but didn't execute well? Comment down below to join the discussion.
