Started listening to Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

 Hello Bookies,

Well I finally am on the second book of this series and it kept me up until the sun started to rise the next day. Honestly I thought I would be farther than I am with how long I listened to it. Anyway we are continuing the storyline. Well first they thought they all died when they didn't and Xaden made a show of that. Then they get a new teacher or commander or whatever they are and they guy has a hard on for these kids. The keep getting assassination attempts left and right since the new school year started. Some of them even didn't survive the first day of their second year because the dragon belonging to this new adult decided to have no limits and torch everything that moved. Good thing Violet's dragon showed up when he did or more people would have died. Even Violet is getting threatened to have the ones she loved killed and that only pisses her off. Also it doesn't help that her and Xaden are separated, making their dragons irritated since they have to spend seven days apart from each other. Then they only have 48 hours to be together before the whole cycle starts over again. This wouldn't be a problem for Violet with a grumpy dragon since he is always grumpy, but she is targeted by the new adult and he has to check her back rudely every time she is about to leave. I don't like this new person and I hope they get what is coming to them soon or this whole book is going to piss me off. 

So until next time....

-Lys

Almost done reading Lights Out

 

 Hey there Bookies,

 

Well, I am finally almost finished with this book. I have like forty pages and I'm going to upset some people on my opinion on this book. The book was okay but it wasn't great. It felt like there was no plot line or character development. It felt like the author was like "Here are the characters and this is the way they are." I'm not going to lie that it was fairly good but not fantastic. I was pretty much bored after halfway through the book. Yes there were some tense moments and fun banter with some spicy scenes thrown in, but that is about it. I believe that this book is too over hyped. But I will say that it is nice to have a male character that knew his actions were questionable and even told the female lead that he would stop if she asked him to. He knew that there are limits to his weirdness. Bravo on that. Sadly, the book is only going to get three out of five stars. I would honestly say that it would be two and a half stars, but I had to round up. It would be too mean to round down. But if you are into books that are more about the romance and the spice, this is your book. If you want more of a plot line, move on, this book isn't for you. Will I be reading the second one? I don't know. I was planning on it but after reading this book, I'm not so sure anymore. I guess time will only tell. 

 

So until next time....

 

-Lys

Finally halfway through Lights out by Nevessa Allen

 

Hello Bookies,

I can finally share my experience with this book. Having ADHD episodes while physically reading a book is hard. But I want to finish this book. It has taken me days to just get halfway and this book goes back in two days. I have to finish this book. Anyway we are following a trauma nurse named Aly. She has been living life by routine. Her only relief from the mundane life she has is a little social media app that has her watch videos of her favorite thirst trap creator. Of course, one day she decides that she wants to explore this possible kink she had develop of having a masked man satisfy her, only problem is that the guy she was kind of seeing decided to find someone else while she was drowned with work. But there is something about the guy that she was kind of seeing. It turns out that his roommate is the one that was making the thirst traps that Aly was fantasizing over. But Josh doesn't like to show who he really is because he is the prime example that you can't choose your parents. Example being that his dad is a serial killer. With that in thought, Josh doesn't get out much, but his interest is peaked when Aly sends his roommate one of his videos and asks if he was willing to play something out with her. Then the obsession begins. That is pretty much the story so far. Of course Aly isn't going to just make it easy for Josh and Josh is having too much fun with her to just lay everything on the table. Aly suspects that it is Josh behind the mask, she just can't prove it yet. That is as far as I got in the book. But I'm going to try to read a few more chapters because I'm quite enjoying this predictable romance playing out. 

So until next time....

-Lys

Been listening to Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

 

Hello there Bookies,

This is probably going to be the only post I make about this book. I'm already almost done with it. Now this book is probably going to get a low rating from me. Not because it is a bad book. But the book is just not my vibe. I like fantasy but I like action and fast pace. This one is not that. Which I already knew that when I got this book. I was only hoping that I would really enjoy it. The book is about an orc that decides to give up the life of battles and near death experiences to open a coffee shop. That is about it. Or at least, that is about all my brain could absorb while I listened to this book as I played video games. But if you like fantasy books that are slow paced, cozy, and relaxing this book would be for you. I thought I wanted cozy but I guess I was wrong. I would recommend this book but I hate to say that it isn't that memorable to me. The book gets two out of five stars from me. Nothing against the author or the book. It just isn't my vibe.

So until next time...

-Lys

Finished reading Fourth Wing

 

Hello there Bookies,

I was finally well enough to get some headphones and finish Fourth Wing. For the longest time I was starting to feel like I was lied to when they said that this book was spicy. You pretty much almost finish the book by the time the two love interests finally give in to what they desire and get spicy. Sadly, I can't tell you hot this book ends because the twists will be ruined. But I will say that Violet learns that everything she has ever known was a complete lie. Then there is a very intense battle and we loose a character we end up liking because he sacrificed himself to save Violet. Then Violet almost dies but is saved by an unknown mender. Well the book ends with the identity of that mender and of course why not throw them in to show how much Violet has been lied to. Pretty sure Iron Flame is going to be Violet wrapping her mind around the fact that she has been lied to and try to relearn everything. Also probably have her love interest rebuild their relationship and regain her trust. I do look forward to reading the next book. I do like that this book doesn't really focus on the romance in the plotline. It focuses more on the character development. I applaud the author for that. That is the kind of romances I like, where it is more of a subplot than the actual plot. Book will get four out of five stars from me. I enjoyed it and the battle scenes were pretty intense. But still a little predictable. Especially with Violet almost dying. Can't continue the series if the main character dies. I can see the hype on the storyline but not on the romance. 

So until next time....

-Lys

Let's Get Personal #27

 Hey there Bookies,

I am here to report that my dog broke my headphones. Now I can't finish listening to Fourth Wing because I have no headphones to plug into the MP3 player to listen to the book. I'm a little upset about it because I have a few other audiobooks I would like to listen to but I have no headphones to listen to them. So now I have to fight with my ADHD to physically read a book. Lights Out is my victim at the moment and I haven't gotten far enough in the book to share my opinion on it. Pretty sure I'm only on chapter four because I can only read three pages at a time. The struggle is real. If only my dog didn't get crazy playing with one of his toys and tore my headphones apart with his crazy strong legs and claws. I would love to get new headphones but I'm currently sick because I worked myself to illness. Why did I do something like that you ask? Because I wanted to go see Bad Omens at Rockfest. That is why. So now I'm sick, cranky, and can't read more than three pages of a book before my ADHD kicks in and says that I'm bored. At least I can read between naps because three pages seems to be enough for my energy to hold out long enough before I'm too tired and need more sleep. Hopefully I feel better soon so I can finally finish Fourth Wing after buying headphones. I was so close to finishing. The physical copy told me I only had a hundred pages left. 

So until next time...

-Lys

Been listening to Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

 

Hey there Bookies,

I know it has been a long time since I last posted but life got a little busy. Also being a mood reader, you spend what feels like forever trying to find a book that sticks while reading graphic novels. The best way to even get some reading done is through audiobooks and I got my hands on Fourth Wing. I don't have the attention span to sit down and actually read a book. Trust me, I've tried. But people don't realize that this book is in an mp3 player form and I was able to snag it. Also it has been like a year or two since this book came out, so I'm a little late to the game. Nothing like waiting for the hype to die down in order to be able to read a book that everyone is reading. Anyway Fourth Wing follows a young woman who is forced to join the dragon riders by her mother when she is actually trained to be a scribe. But against all odds of being weak and small, she has survived for half of the book so far. There is more detail in the book buy I don't feel like writing a whole novel explaining the world this book takes place in. I'm just happy that I'm reading a book and breezing through it. So far the book is okay. We go through the training and the main character overcoming her flaws in order to survive. People want to kill her because she is either weak or has a badass dragon. Pardon my language. But the down fall to having this specific dragon is the fact that her life is now chained to her nemesis because of course her dragon is mated to his. Of course she has the hots for her nemesis and I sense an enemy to lovers trope hidden in this fantasy. I do like the books that focus more on the storyline than the romance and this is one of them. I'm only halfway through and the only romance I have had a peek at is the childhood best friend confessing his feelings with a kiss, but because he lives by the rules and order, nothing is going to happen but he still loves her. Also the main character can't return those feelings like she first thought because a shadow wielder had caught her eye against her own will. The heart wants what it wants. But I'm going to head out. If you want a more detailed description of the book, might as well read it yourself. 

So until next time....

-Lys