Kaiti Kyle

Huh.

That was definitely a book.

I need more word building and history about venin, signents, dragon bonds, luminaries, wards — all the magic stuff. I want to have a better understanding of why all of this matter so I can be truly invested in the world and the character.

Great start, really bad ending

How have I never heard of this book? Longest book I've ever read and devoured it in 2 days. It made me smile, laugh, and cry. Exceptional masterpiece - truly a work of art.

I rated this book 4.75 stars. I thoroughly enjoyed it overall. The only reason for the slight deduction is that the writing style didn't completely align with my personal preference, though I recognize the value and beauty in its complexity. We love a good timey whimey story with little to no plot holes!

One of my first 5 star books of 2024. Such a great fantasy with a woman as the adventurer and so many memorable lines.

One of my favs: Men find it easier to believe they have been swindled by a witch than outwitted by a woman.

Magnificent, actually 4.75 stars but rounding up. Not a perfect 5 star because it felt like it could have been 100 pages shorter (but I feel that way with a lot of book)

“Long after I am dust, my name will be remembered.”

4.5 ⭐️: I absolutely loved this historical fiction, feminist-reimagining of Jezebel. I definitely recommend!

I have a lot of feelings about this book. I feel like there were aspects of Eleanore that were never explained or delved into. The story went into a lot of detail about many (in my opinion) side stories that didn't matter church, but didn't explain the whole Declan story, her mother's motives, etc. The book left me wanting less explanation about deeper story. It felt like it only skimmed the surface and because of this, I felt empathy for Eleanore but never connected to any of the characters intensely. It's quite a heartbreaking story, that's for sure.

Romance without being too cliche while world-building and not so intricate that I get lost in the sauce of the lore. This book is truly exceptional.

3.5/5 - I feel like if I had read this book when it actually came out I would have a different review. However, Lauren Graham's love for the Gilmore Girls series is infectious and made me fall in love with it over again, too, listening to her talk about it. Had this been a solely about GG I think it would have gotten at least 4.5 but I find that there are parts of it that shows old school thinking about technology, etc. The book made me want to rewatch A Year in the Life after hearing about the experience through Lauren's eyes. I love how much she loved Lorelei. Def recommend listening to the Audiobook!

I have so many thoughts about this book. Without any spoilers, I will say that up until the end it was good and then the ending happened and it was such a lazy let down.

One of the best psychological thrillers I've read in a long time!

4.5/5 What a great book to start off the year with

You know the horror book is good when I gives you nightmares.

Saw this on BookTok as being one of the books that had a lot of twists and turns that you couldn't see coming. This book was very similar to all books of these kinds. There was turns but you could see them coming from a mile away. It was a good romp but very subpar as far as these kinds of books go. I wouldn't categorize it as a physhcologigcal thriller, it's just an easy-read murder mystery.

3.75/5

The writing was spectacular and I was completely entranced by it. The first 1/3 of the boom had me hooked like no other romance story. However, the last 1/3 of the book fell flat for me.

Very cute, easy to read, cozy, low-stakes murder mystery book.

Really glad I only spent 4 hours reading this book. I did not like it at all. Super juvenile, not well written, cliche storyline, and cliche “plot twist” that you could see coming from a mile away and it still didn't make sense. Willing to read more of Megan Miranda's books, but this one didn't do it for me.

All I can say is wow. This is a good one. Very excited for the next one! I gave it a 4 because I feel like some of the middle could have been shorter.

Loved the plot, the main character was aggregating at time, and I wish Sammy would have been a more compelling character.

I mean...it was a fine. Would I recommend it? No. It's a book about an intense and deadly case of FOMO.

Really really liked this one! I just wish there had been more explanation of the magical lore side of the story diving deeper into The Enigmas, The Gray, etc.

Maybe it's because I'm a teacher but the whole apprentice falling in love with their older teacher is just super weird to me. I also felt like only 1/8 of the book actually had Ceony and Mg Thane even interacting. They knew each other for less than a month AND he was gone for a week of that time! So to me, it was super unbelievable that she would even know him well enough to be in love with him. To me, their relationship seemed like a father/daughter type of relationship since it seemed kind of innocent, so the love interest part was not my favorite.

I liked the magic in the book and I'm giving it a 3 because LOVED Fennel. Such a cute idea. The idea of Excisioners is super interesting as well. I'm open to reading the sequels to these books, but I really hope they are better and lean toward magical world building instead of weird power-dynamic romance arcs.