Crystal

This is an Audiobook MUST! "Did we really just start a meth war between the goblins and the llamas?!" -Dungeon Crawler Carl

Dungeon Crawler Carl was not even on my radar until my husband downloaded it and then I read a review about hovw awesome the narration was so thought "why not?!".

Personaly, I don't think you have to be a gamer to enjoy this book. I think you just have to be open to incredibly imaginative, sci-fi style writing. But that's just my opinion.

Just try it out. What's the worst that can happen?

This series is full of beautifully woven threads, and with these last two books, they are begining to come together as one.

At first, I admit I was annoyed that this book sort of goes backwards in time. I immediately understood why I've seen people tandem reading these last two books together. But about a quarter of the way in, I was hooked on all of the new characters and wondering how Chaol and Nesryn would ever be able to pull off bringing re-enforcements to the war when they finally returned. Tower of Dawn is full of introspection, forgiveness of others, and of oneself. It's also about finding yourself, figuring out where you belong in the world, and amongst friends. It's about understanding and trust, and tying together threads of storyline that go way, way, back to the begining.

Just wait till you get to know Yrene better in this book. You'll fall in love with her. The Ruks storyline is just as fantastic, I can't say anymore without spoiling major threads of the entire series for you. So just go read it already!

This book broke my heart.

This author moved back and forth within the timeline of events. Using her various code names and real name to let the reader know where you are in the storyline as well as dates. The book is based on a very real woman, and in the end the Author tells you more about her and what parts of the book were fact, sped up in the timeline for the purposes of the book, or added in for the sake of the book. She also gives the name of her biography so that you may learn more about her real life and impact on the war.

I enjoyed The Frozen River more, that's not to say this book wasn't good it was just not one of my top rated.

This is a cute summer read. It has modern day references to pop culture which was a refreshing change from my normal reads. Be aware that the characters are dealing with grief and the author uses them to explore that from many different perspectives.

Despite the heavy topic, it's still a cute fun read in my opinion. If you have a beach or lake trip planned soon, I would recommend this book for your vacation reading material. Perfect for that setting.

I confess that I chose to listen to this book because I was interested in watching the movie on Netflix but wanted to read the book first. I did enjoy it, it's just not something I would read again, or run around recommending to everyone I meet.

The format uses letters written between the author and the rest of the characters to tell the story. That style can get difficult to follow on occasion, but the audio book did have different voice actors narrating so that helped a lot.

The part that kept me listening was knowing what happened to Elizabeth, and finding out if the love interest for Juliet ever actually gets off the ground.

Spoilers ahead.

Now that I've watched the movie. The book is much better. They rush the timeline of course as they typically do in a movie adaptation. But the thing that floored me the most was that they had Juliet accept the marriage proposal from snotty what's his face instead of telling him no. I really really felt that was a core piece of who Juliet was and I am so mad they changed that in the movie.

To my knowledge this will be the last book of this series, and the story is tied up rather nicely in the end. While I enjoyed the book, it's not one that makes me want to run through the streets telling everyone they need to read it.

If you're in need of a sort of cleansing read, something to fill the void after finishing one of those epic jaw-dropoing reads, then I would recommend this series. The characters are likeable, although a little whiny at times, you will find yourself hoping everything works out for them in the end. That they beat the odds so to speak and conquer their own fears.

Great book, a little slower in the beginning I felt. But once they actually get overseas it starts to really pick up. It's incredible to think of what women like them went though during the war and how much their service impacted women for generations to come! I recommend this read if only to hear their stores. I am fond of this author and how she brings real life stories into her fiction.

What an incredible book.

Historical fiction based on real people are becoming one of my favorites. This book follows several women during the rise and fall of Nazi Germany. Majority of the women in this book were real people, including Mildred Fish-Harnack who was an American woman from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she became a key figure in the German resistance against the Nazi regime. She was executed by the Nazis in 1943 on direct orders from Hitler, making her the only American woman to be executed by his direct command during World War I.

This book will make you question yourself, what would you have done in their shoes, it may even make you question yourself now in present times. It's not all war and secret resistance either, they had lives, families, and in the beginning you can see how different they were and yet how they came to know one another and band together to the very end.

I am enjoying these books so far, they are just LOOOOOOONG. I do think there is some opportunity to shorten them a bit. Everytime I thought we were past the the whinny woe is me stuff Ren fell back into it. They are still great though and I have enjoyed getting to know all of the characters. I will say some of the betrayals in this one had my jaw dropping wide open. I either didn't see them coming or had been weary but wasn't expecting it to happen the way it did. So watch out! I am ready for the final conclusion to this series, but I might take a break before reading the last one.