Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

So I gave this book a 4star review. Why?
First off, I was really excited to grasp the ACOTAR world in my mind. I heard a lot of good things about this series and I was really curious. Almost all bookish people on social media are going gaga over this, and I just wanna know, WHY?

So I got my answer, I think.


First, this story is really REALLY working my mind to produce a very hyperactive imagination. lol.
The scenes in this book feels so mythical and wonderful and thrilling. It feels like one moment it's Beauty and the Beast retelling then suddenly it's Hunger Games. haha! I loved everything! The masked people in the Sprint Court feels sooooo enchanting. The calanmai feels oozing with a lot of danger and thrill that I wanted to just be swallowed by the book so that I can experience it for myself.

Feyre the huntress. I love her character!
I pity her so bad for what happened with her life and her family. How it seems like her family is just using her to survive and no one has her back. Who wouldn't pity her? Her life feels like giving up on everything and begging to stop existing. Who would have thought that one act of survival, will shift her life around. Not only did she was able to fulfill her mother's wish, but she was also able to experience a different way of living that eventually change everything for her. Both good and bad.
Her character is so bad-ass, it's hard to breathe sometimes haha!

Tamlin, The High Lord of Spring Court.
I was intrigued by him, yes. I was also rooting for him because of the slow burn feels that I think I did feel. I wasn't sure if my definition of slow burn romance is correct though. How Tamlin was so awkward at first and then eventually he became friends with Feyre and then it turned into intimacy and yeah you get it. I LOVED IT.
Feyre and Tamlin's day to day life in the Spring Court. THE BEST.


I loooove Lucien! He's the perfect BFF in this book. His loyalty to Tamlin is superb. He has the characteristic of someone who you'll want with your life everyday and it won't be boring.

Nesta being the wildcard. I was surprised that her character is just misunderstood. In the end she was the one person who Feyre can depend on. I love it!!!

The blight. Amarantha. Yeah. That one was so evil I wanted to smash her head.
Also, the powers of the High Lords got me curious so bad. I wanna know how strong they are. Soooo excited to read more.

Of course I am not forgetting Rhysand.

I won't. I mean he's one of the reasons why I started reading this. Those girls on social media are all, Rhysand this and Rhysand that. I even stopped myself in googling his fanart because I might see a spoiler. haha!
So yeah, the intrigue is there. The other half of the book was able to give a portion of how he became friends with Feyre. That ending part though got me curious. I guess we shall see on the next book.

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Review: Kingdom of Ash

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It has finally come to this. The ending!
Where do I even start?
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After a week of diving deep to TOG world, I can definitely say that this series did not disappoint at all. It has everything that I want for a fantasy story. It gave me all the goosebumps, exhilarating feels and all those spine-tingly feels haha!

The first chapters were kinda slow-paced but it gets better every single time I turn the page. It makes me crave to know what happens next. This book has at least 8-10 POVs, it feels like watching a tv series haha! Each POV is captures those components that you want from a character and to the scene unfolding.
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Thoughts:

1. How harsh can Aedion get?
Boy, Aedion is really mad isn't he? A very cold guy at that. I know he has the right to get mad here, because he felt deceived in a way, but can't he see that it's not a personal decision. It's a matter of saving the entire world from those evil creatures. Every conversation and how he ignores Lysandra is actually a cry-worthy scene, all. the. damn. time. How could youuuuu ignore her? She's hurting too. That scene when he threw her out in the cold and she didn't even fight him for it. *sobs*
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2. That sick f*ck Cairn and Maeve. Stop with the torture.
I just...I hate them so much. What they did to Aelin and Fenrys, grrrr. I want to push them or drown them.

3. Rowan is swoon-worthy here, I still can't believe I'm saying this haha!

Rowan is pulling off all the swoon-worthy standards I cannot even think of what to say here. How he fight so hard to find Aelin is the best sad-love story here. That scene when he finally found her. A killing machine that silver-haired fae. Everytime Aelin did something that surprises him, he still finds a way to get to her. His cry for every pain endured due to the thought of losing his mate was really heartbreaking. Knowing that he was deceived by that evil valg queen, allowing him to think that Lyria was his mate, but all this time it was actually Aelin. That conversation he has with Aelin, and Aelin saying that she felt the pull but she didn't want to tell Rowan because she doesn't want to hurt him or that maybe he has two mates in that lifetime. I am not even making sense but you know, I don't care haha!

4. Elide and Lorcan, moreeee please.
The hate from Elide was harsh. As harsh as Aedion haha! But what I like about them was the scene when Elide asked Lorcan how could she love someone so evil and cold as Maeve, because she wants to know how she could do the same by loving Lorcan. That got me so emotional, I just want to bang myself to the wall. haha! Also, the battlefield when Elide searched for Lorcan. Thaaaaat was a scene that I want to watch someday on screen. The devastation when she found him close to death and how she struggled to carry him by horse to reach the gate. Lorcan even attempted to throw himself because he was too heavy and they might not make it on time before the dam breaks, and then declares that he loves her. OMG. Then Elide just gripped his arm and won't let go. Ok! I'm gonna cry in a corner now.

5. Whoa, Dorian.
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Dorian is one of the characters that has grown so much. He persevered. He accepted. He is the best in this book. How he handled his role in this book is awe-inspiring. I do not have the words.

6. Chaol and Yrene, those sweet moments erase all the heartbreaking scenes from the other characters
It was a good thing that this two exists haha! Amidst all the fighting and painful scenes from the other couples, at least these two is consistent with how happy and content they are. Yesss, Chaol really is my favorite character haha!

7. The Thirteeeeeeen! Manon :(
That was just brave. From the start, there dedication to Manon and to their group was one of the highest loyalty out there. What they sacrificed in this war knowing that they do not have any other choice for what they have to do. HANDS DOWN! I can feel sad for Manon though. :(

8. The Cadre, can I just say how I want to be friends with all of them?
The four men are all swoon-worthy characters. Each of them deserves their own book. lol just saying haha! Gavriel, sacrificed his life here. I just wished that he didn't. :( He loves his son so much that he was willing to sacrifice himself. I cannot. They could have bonded after the waaaar. He was such an easygoing guy. Rowan's BFF. I cannot. I'm gonna cry. Lorcan even though he's cold and dark, he loves Elide so plus points. Fenrys, this guy. I don't even know how to describe him. He suffered the most because he was tasked to just watch Aelin being tortured. He watched his own brother kill himself. What did he ever do to deserve this??? AND ROWAN, Rowan Whitehorn, he suffered the most. I'm gonna stop at that.

9. That very exhausting war. How are they keeping it up. Hands down to Lysandra and Aedion.
I feel so stressed and worn out while reading the battle scene. I just wanna scream and say, I WANT TO REST.


10. Aelin, you are breaking my heart.
Fireheart. I want to hug youuuuuu! Those heartbreaking scenes when she's saying "I just want it to end."; "I'm so, so tired." I was really saaaaaad for you. How she brave it all and gave sooooo soooo much to all of it. But it's still just never enough. How could life be so cruel to her. :(

11. That happy ending.
I'm just gonna say that I loved how it ended. How the villains died soooo sooooo happy about that. The coronation, the weddings. Yassss.

I have no more words. I'm just sad that it ended :(


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Review: Tower of Dawn

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow! Just wow. I cannot believe that I put off reading this for 5 years. Maybe if I didn’t the feelings will be much more intense. However, reading this also gave me all the strong feels and chills. I loved it!

Hello, Chaol. We meet again.
Finally I get to have a whole book with Chaol’s POV. Admittedly, I wasn’t thrilled before because I was really hoping he will end up with Aelin. Upon reading books 3 onwards, we all know it’s Rowan right? So, when I heard about this book, I was asking myself so it’s Chaol and Nesryn? Hmmm, how come no spark or something. Now, the good thing, i read this book and it blew me away. Completely. See Chaol is one of my favorite characters in the book. To see him grow and transition to this character who felt useless, self conscious and just hopeless, it really broke my heart. This book was a chance to accept all the mistakes, failures, heartaches and wrong decisions. Chaol has a lot of those swirling inside him. It has become his own monster that wants to overtake him. This book has finally given me the answer to Chaol’s thoughts. Why he feels like that. Why he felt like he failed Dorian. How he felt when his relationship with Aelin ended. That was really painful by the way. Aelin has her faults too. OMG! The feeeeeels. Had me feeling so emotional while reading this. That chapter was the best.

Enters, Yrene Towers. The heir of Silba.
I really like her. Aside from her healing powers, she’s a very brave person. Her relationship with Chaol started from irritable patient to becoming a special friend then a lover. Whoop!
How she pursued to battle it out with the darkness within Chaol was really something. She cared enough that she shared her own deep memories from her past. Her pain and lost.
Those two are just perfect.

Alsooooo, since we all know that Nesryn is also one of the POVs here, let me tell you that I was over the moon when a certain Prince has shown interest. The way they started was pure admiration and fun. It was everything when they finally confessed their feelings for each other. Sartaq is one of those prince that can be intimidating but can make you swoon unexpectedly. He’s a prince who is not entitled but deeply grounded. Cares about his people and his ruks. Also he’s very truly smitten with Arrow’s Neith, the windseeker, Nesryn. Swooon!

Let’s not forget about those Ruks! Boy oh boy, it got me thinking of Buckbeack from HP. Haha!

Alsoooo the revelations.
What the hell is up with Queen Maeve. OMG?! Whaaaaat, all this time, she’s actually a Valq Queen. She manipulated the two fae sisters and injected herself, making them believe that they have a third sister. This is sick!
The revelations why there are healers in Antica. Because the Fae was able to hide them to be protected. Because they can actually heal the people that are possessed with Valgs.
Why there are black spiders near the rhukin. Because it was Maeve who told them to remain and guard the gate.
This boooook! I am just so happy with what I discovered.

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Review: Dotted Lines

Dotted Lines by Devney Perry
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Finally I got to meet Karson! I’ve been wanting to know how will they reconnect with him. After reading book 4, I already got the hint. It’s been Clara all along.

I love this series so much!

“To the junkyard,” nine other voices said in unison.
To the place where our stories had started and the place we’d found a family.
To the place where I’d found the love of my life.
To the place that would bind us together forever.”


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Review: Forsaken Trail

Forsaken Trail by Devney Perry
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This series keeps getting better and better. Whenever I think it’s my favorite book, the next one always surprises me.

From enemies-to-lovers book is one of the best romance theme for me. Especially when they realized that their fights were actually foreplay. How they transitioned from hating each other, to understanding each other. How they begin to realize that that person is the most important human that they need to cherish. Of course, the new baby is an added bonus. Who doesn’t love babies, right?

Brody Carmichael is the best everrrr. He’s clueless on what to do with Aria but he tries to adjust, he tries to learn and he tries to be a better man for her. I LOVE IT. For years he didn’t like Aria then suddenly, bam. All it takes is for them to get to know each other, share a conversation, share a laugh and the sexy times lol. He’s perfect because everything he did for Aria is his sincere way of wanting to be involved in her life and their child. The rich part was an added bonus haha!

Aria St James is one of the most independent character there is. She’s brave and she likes to persevere in what she does. She’s lonely but she was given a happy and cherished life at the end. She was able to find it in Brody. Yassss! Her self respect is one of the amazing qualities because not only does she try to understand Brody, but she also knows how to be honest of her feelings.

This is the best boooook!

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Review: Quarter Miles

Quarter Miles by Devney Perry
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A best-friends to lovers book. I’m giving this a 5 star rating. Whoop!
It was nice to read the thoughts of both Kat and Cash because you can really see how much they love each other but wouldn’t admit them outright to each other.
Granted, Cash was not really sure at first but when he was in the point of realizing it and finally succumbing to his feelings he did the things a man in love would do. He tried to get the girl.
Katherine, made assumptions that Cash did not like her like that, because who would be confident enough to claim that when it has been years since she had fallen for him and she has been waiting so long.
The start of their romance was sexy and heartfelt. I love this!

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Review: Wild Highway

Wild Highway by Devney Perry
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love love love this book!
When you think you don’t fit anywhere and you discover someone somewhere where all your desires are there, it’s sooooo self fulfilling.
It’s great that after all the one-man battle feelings that you have your whole life that you end up meeting the right one plus the whole family package and an amazing place to set roots. Not only that but the person you end up going back to was the same man that made you feel all those years ago. It sooooo much more heartwarming when you find your place and you actually belong.

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Review: Runaway Road

Runaway Road by Devney Perry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The story was short and sweet. It’s one of those books that makes you feel warm inside because it gives you a glimpse of “what could be out there”. Getting on a roadtrip is not easy imho. I would do it, but not alone. It was rare to find ta Brooks along the way. The perfect package and all. But it still happens to some, I guess. This story made me think that every turns and surprises can steal you heart and give you the full blast of a happy life. Sometimes you just have to see it and take it.

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Review: Tin Queen

Tin Queen by Devney Perry
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 beautiful stars for this book!
I hesitated briefly if I should start reading this book because I forgot some of the details that are important. Turns out, it's ok because the book gave me the pertinent details to the story while reading it. More like a recall from the past. Yay, Devney!

When I first got the hint what Emmett story was going to be like, I was completely down with it. So excited because I know how much drama will be in it. How painful the story will be and how heartbreaking will it be for the characters. I thought that was that, but when I was actually reading the book, I wasn't prepared for the heartache and the twist! Whoa. I cried while reading this because, who would not cry when you couldn't be with the love of your life. Who wouldn't cry when it's hurting you both because you can't be together. :(


The story started out smoothly, because it was just so casual between the two of them. Then it became addicting to both not realizing they were already in the hands of falling in love. Then when the lies get to be too much it just shattered in front of their eyes.

Emmett Stone, I really thought I'd prefer Leo over Emmett, but this book changed it for me. I love Emmett! This book shed a few things that made me find him endearing, a sweetheart and sexy. lol.
Even in the past he has always been a loyal friend to the Tin Gypsies and their wives. It was enlightening to see his interaction with his mother and how he missed his father so much. How broken he was when he found out the truth about Nova, how his guilt made him crumble and how he let himself feel the need distance himself from her because their relationship was fool of lies from the beginning. It's hard when you see a man who has to face the truth and find the courage to let the one he loves go, but he did. It was everything :(

June Nova Johnson, I was expecting her to fall for Emmett, obviously, but the emotions that she poured in this book, it made me cryyyy. Yes her revenge was driven by her loyalty and the need to give more for her father, but she wasn't prepared for the feelings that caught her when she encountered Emmett. It was so hard to be Nova. I wouldn't wish it on anyone else. When she discovered the truth about the death of his brother, the lies of his father and how she has to give up the man that she loves; giiiirl, my heart shattered. I cannot even. I mean who wouldn't collapse and have a heart attack. I'd be crazy for all the reality that I have to face if I was her. and crazy she did. haha!

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"If there was a miracle to be had in my life, I wanted it to be him."
I really cried when she hugged Emmett and cried all her hurts in front of him, and he still left her. OMG.

We survive the goodbyes so when a hello comes along, we appreciate its beauty.
yes to this quote.

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Review: Into Temptation

Into Temptation by Monica James
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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