Let's get personal #32

 Hello Bookies, 

It's been a while since I did one of these. A lot has happened in my personal life. My grandpa passed away shortly after Thanksgiving and my mom's cousin also passed unexpectedly shortly after Easter. So it's been an adjustment. Of course between Easter and Christmas, my mom broke her leg and I took the time to take care of her. Then when it seemed that everything was going back to normal, I fell down my porch steps messing up my right wrist. It's been a slow process of figuring out what happened and then fixing the process. Luckily, I decided to turn to audiobooks to keep me busy while I healed. With everything that was going on in my life, I lost the motivation to actually read. I like to look at this wrist injury as a way to just sit back and enjoy the words of a good book. Sadly, I have only been finding duds among the books I had. I'm even revisiting books I read so I can finally finish the series I started. ACOTAR series is one of them. I am determined to get past the third book finally. Quicksilver's sequel is on its way and I am very excited for that book to listen too. I know once the Fourth Wing series has the announcement for the fourth book, I'll have to revisit that series as well. But at least with audiobooks and this healing injury, I will get a lot of reading done.

So until next time...

-Lys

Finished reading Nothing More to Tell

 

Hey there Bookies, 

I actually finished this book a while back, but due to therapy for my wrist and mental health, this post kind of went on the back burner. Anyway the book was okay. There were plenty of suspects with motives for killing the the teacher. But I will sadly have to say that you won't get the ending you expect. It's a little frustrating to say the least. Even though I enjoyed the book, I can't say I loved it. To me it was okay. It was interesting with the split point of view between Brea and Tripp, especially when Tripp was barring the weight of having found the body and what he thought. The book gets three out of five stars from me. It was okay but not for me. But it is still nice to read something other than adult. It provides a good break from all the smut the wheel suggests.

So until next time...

-Lys

Listening to Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus

 

Hey Bookies,

Well the wheel has finally picked something that isn't romance or smut. Instead we got a YA mystery thriller. Well I think it's a mystery thriller. Anyway this book has different views, which is good because you get different points of view through the mystery. The mystery being who killed the teacher last school year. At least I think that was the time line. It's hard to keep track when you keep getting interrupted. The ones we follow most is Bryn, who is interning at a true crime show and they are covering the case of the teacher at Bryn's suggestion. Bryn really liked the teacher and couldn't imagine what they could have done that resulted in murder. The other point of view is Tripp. He used to be Bryn's best friend until he found the teacher with two fellow students. They were out in the woods doing a science project when they found the body. Tripp then pushed Bryn away and started hanging out with the two students who were with them. Which raises suspicion to us readers, especially when they never want to talk about it. Anyway as we get into the book, we slowly learn that the teacher might not have been as great as the students have thought. Some people believe the teacher got what he deserved. But I am only halfway through the book and Bryn's secret is out about her internship with the crime show.

So until next time...

-Lys

Finished listening to Filthy Rich Fae

Hello Bookies,

I'm going to say it, I hated the ending of this book. Not only did it take almost the whole book to have the two main characters finally giving in to the sexual tension, but also the ending scenes could have been written better. That is just my opinion. To me it feels like the author rushed the ending because they just wanted the book to end because they were running out of ideas. That is literally what the last 20 percent of the book felt like to me. The author achieved the goal of the main characters finally giving into their desires, then didn't know where to go from there. The book was going to get a full solid three out of five stars from me, but then the ending ruined it. So the book dropped to two stars. Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed the book and the storyline, but I feel like we could have taken out the romance and things would have turned out fine. Plus this book literally leaves you with so many questions. Nothing is explained at the end and it forces you to get the second book. I would have liked some of the questions answered by the end, instead I was confused and unsatisfied. 

So until next time...

-Lys 

Listening to Filthy Rich Fae by Geneva Lee

 

Hey there Bookies,

I am on my long road of recovery after destroying my wrist. Audiobooks are still my best friend but downside is that no one leaves me alone to actually listen to the book. Anyway I have been listening to Filthy Rich Fae and all I can describe the two thirds of the book I have gone through as just a load of sexual tension. Our main female character, Kate, is a nurse that pretty much sold her soul to save her foster brother. And the person she supposedly sold her soul was a very powerful man who owned half the city named Lockland Gage. And it turns out she literally sold her soul and was stuck in a bargain with Lock until she figured what he could get out of it. Time limit being a month. But a lot can happen in a month. Especially in an enemies to lovers trope. Of course it doesn't help when Kate thinks that Lock was using some kind of magic to make her attracted to him. The whole time I am listening I am sitting there thinking 'You find him attractive because you are attracted to him' and continue to listen about the never ending sexual tension. At this rate, the book will be almost over by the time they finally give in. Well at least I can say that it keeps you reading/listening to the book. I personally hate slow burns and I find them boring as hell. But at least the fantasy part of this book keeps me entertained. The romance? Not so much. I am starting to think this book is just an urban fantasy novel with a hint of romance. Maybe I will update again when I finish the book. Unless nothing continues to happen. I would really like to find a book that is more than three stars at this point. I feel like all the romantasy books have just been the same. Some dark prince getting into some agreement with a strong willed woman and they pretend to hate each other because the woman is attracted to him but she doesn't want to admit it because it goes against what she believes. We can have strong willed female characters that don't come off contradicting and kind of a spoiled brat. I am starting to think the writers are getting this whole strong female thing wrong.

So until next time...

-Lys

Listened to King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair

 

Hello Bookies, 

Still recovering from surgery here but i finished another book. We have an enemies to lovers trope. The book starts with our main female character who is named Isolde. She is a princess of a time where mortals live in fear of monsters. She gets in a fight with the commander she was having relations with and storms off back to the castle without him. On the way she runs into a monster, defeats it, and then runs into a vampire who heals her wounds. Isolde returns to the castle and realizes that she was highly attracted to the vampire she encountered. She tries to take care of things but gets interrupted by her lady in waiting. News of the blood king's arrival has been released and so Isolde does the princess thing and stands by her father's side as the blood king joins them in talks of peace. But when the blood king comes in the room, Isolde realizes that it's the vampire from before and he is asking for her to be his wife. Isolde accepts her fate and marries the blood king. She does try to kill him a few times but he still ends up consuming her in a spicy kind of way. Of course Isolde is disgusted with herself for being with the vampire king in such an intimate way. But as she learns more about the vampires, the more she learns they aren't what she was taught. Now this is the part where I struggle telling you about the book without spoiling it. Let's just say Isolde finds out she can't trust who she thought she could. Especially her father. Anyway I did enjoy the book. Can't say that loved it but I do plan on getting the second book to read. If I could, the book would get three and a half out of five, but I can't. I will have to settle with three stars out of five. 

So until next time...

-Lys

Listening to Pucking Around by Emily Rath

 

Hello Bookies,

I am a little disappointed that my library only has the digital audiobook for this book. Sure, it's convenient for me because of my injury, but it would be a pain if I wanted the actual physical book. Also it gets awkward when things get spicy and your mother shows up. Anyway this book is a 'why choose' romance. The main female character is named Rachel and she becomes the team doctor of a new hockey team. There she runs into her former one night stand and things take off from there. When I say take off, I mean this book is spicy. I literally went from mild spice to extra spicy. This book isn't any dark romance, but it does mention some kinks in a subtle way...ish. But if you really like spicy books with some intense steamy scenes, this book is probably for you. I am not much of a sports romance kind of person, but I am enjoying the book. It will probably still get three out of five stars from me. I liked it, but i didn't love it. 

So until next time...

-Lys