Book Review: A Monsoon Rising

Monsoon Rising was a 50-50 for me. I’m quite proud that I was able to finish it despite my general boredom reading through pages and pages of the Alaric and Talasyn constant-tug-of-war. I will tell you that I am a sucker for romance but I’d pick up a romance book if I am in the mood to read one. I’d picked Monsoon Rising because I was in the mood to read a YA fantasy book with hints of romance between the characters. I did not expect that this book was 85% romance set in a fantastical world and the main…

Book Review: The Fabled Earth

The Fabled Earth is a novel that has a very beautiful story to tell. Set in the enchanting town of Cumberland Island located in the State of Georgie, it follows the story of three women –eccentric Cleo Woodbine, newly widowed Audrey, and answer-seeking Frances Flood – whose lives are unexpectedly intertwined due to past events that directly involved the now elderly Cleo Woodbine.  While the story is confusing at first since it was told from different POVs and alternating timelines between 1932 and 1959, everything came beautifully once you get the hang of it. I think it has something to…

Book Review: Bittersweet In The Hollow

Can someone please remind me why it’s always the young adult girls have the sole wisdom, experience, and intuition to solve a long forgotten murder that led to a series of murders in the present? Why is it that a bunch of experienced and highly competent officials of the Sherriff Department are at a loss and grasping at straws at something that they are supposed to be good at? These are my key takeaways after reading Bittersweet in the Hollow. Bittersweet in the Hollow is not a bad book per se but it’s mediocre in a lot of ways. First…

Book Review: A Harvest of Hearts

Unlike the other reviewers who picked this book due to it being inspired by Howl’s Moving Castle, I requested Harvest of Hearts from Netgalley because I fell in love with the cover and the premise was interesting. Stories about a new take on magical system is usually a go for me. What Harvest of Hearts is offering is definitely right up my alley. And now that I am writing this review, I am happy to report that it totally stayed true to its mission. A Harvest of Hearts revolves around the life of our heroine, Foss Butcher, a country bumpkin…