Reading King's Cage

 

Hello there Bookies,

I have no idea how far I am in the book. But all I can say that Mare is free from her cage, but the war has not been won. Mavin is determined to get her back. Also as much as some action takes place, this book is still a filler. I'm sure the last book is going to keep me on the edge of my seat. Cal is still determined to save his brother from what his mother has done. Mare hates him for keeping her as a prisoner. I don't know what else to say that won't ruin the series. The surprises that it holds. It gets harder the farther I go into the series. As far as I know there are only four books. Which means I am almost done with the series. I can't say that I'm sad about but I also can't say that I'm happy about it either. I feel just kind of meh. But I can say that the farther I go in this series, the more I don't like Mare. I feel like her character isn't really growing. Not after all of the stuff she has been through. She still feels like the same whiney teen girl in the first book, she is just complaining about a different thing in each book so far. Cal is kind of growing and Mavin just can't grow because he is broken by his mother. In all honesty, no one is really growing in this series. Everyone is still the same since the first book. At least in my opinion. I'm just curious on how this series is going to end. But first we have to finish this book that is a little bit on the boring side.

So until next time....

-Lys

Started listening to King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard

 

Hello Bookies,

I got the audiobook of this book in MP3 player form. It's something that is convenient to me because I don't have to kill my phone or fight with my computer while playing video games and someone interrupts me. The only downside is that if I pause it long enough the device shuts off. Anyway we finished the second book with Mare getting captured. But is it really being captured if she willingly gave herself up? Either way the book so far is her being prisoner and how they are treating her. That is as far as I got. I'm only on chapter three or four and not much is going on. I feel like this book is just going to be a filler before the last book. Tone down the action to save it for the grand finale. I do enjoy this series so far, but to be honest, I wouldn't keep it on my bookshelf. I get the appeal of it but I might be too mature for this series. Mature as in too old. I'm not the target audience and I'm okay with that. Either way I'm still curious about how this book is going to play out. I'm wondering how Mare is going to get out of her captivity and get back to those she cares deeply about. Wish me luck on this one.

So until next time....

-Lys

Finished reading Stay with Me

 

Hello Bookies,

I would be lying if I said that this book didn't cause me some restless nights because it did. The mess that Calla's mom had put her in left me wondering what she was going to do about it. Also Calla did a lot of growing thanks to Jax. She had a lot to learn to overcome her insecurities and to learn that her scars never made her ugly. The looks she was getting from people were mostly pity and not disgust like she thought. Yeah there were some real pieces of work that found her scars a shame and ugly, but those people aren't deserving to be a part of Calla's life. I think I liked this book because of Calla's character development. This book felt like it was so much deeper than a romance. We have have a girl who had a rough childhood after a fire broke out in her home because she lost some people very close to her. Meaning her dad left and pretty much wrote her off while her mom went into the world of drugs. Even though Calla wanted to get away from her crappy life, she realized that she also neglected those that really did care for her. Later in the book, after almost dying, Calla learns that her mom's mess wasn't even supposed to be Calla's mess. It was taken care of and now she was safe to do whatever she wanted. Like go back to school and fall madly in love with Jax. Anyways, I like how this book had so much more meaning to it than the typical romance. The book is about a girl who felt like she didn't deserve everything in the world because of her background and scars. Then she grows up and realizes that she does. This book gets four out of five stars from me.

So until next time....

-Lys

Reading Stay with Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout (J. Lynn)

 

Hey there Bookies,

I'm trying a different Jennifer Armentrout book. Well, I've been listening to this book more than reading it. It is something to do while playing mindless games. But I've learned something about myself going between the two different books by Jennifer L. Armentrout. I don't like overly descriptive books. I like books that pretty much get to the point. I was thinking that was why I couldn't get into Don't Look Back. It was too descriptive on the whole situation. Stay with Me is more to the point. It is interesting that two different books from the same author have completely different writing styles. Anyways the book I'm listening to now is about our main girl named Calla who had her life in order and planned out until she finds out that her mother had completely cleaned her out. Putting all of her plans completely off track. Forced to go back to her hometown to find her mother, Calla learned that finding her mother isn't going to be easy. Turns out her mother has been hanging out with the wrong crowd and ran off. No where to be found. Now Calla is forced to figure out what to do to to get her life back in order. Meaning she is stuck in her hometown until she got at least some of the money she needed in order to at least finish school. I'm curious on how Calla is going to work out her finances while also trying to figure out how to clean up the mess her mother had created. 

So until next time.....

-Lys

Attempted to read Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout

 

Hey there Bookies,

I have to be honest here. I've been trying so hard to read this book for so long, it is to the point that I should just stop trying. I've checked this book out so many times and kept it as long as I could every single time. The only problem is, I can't get past the first chapter. Yes, this book starts off with the mystery of the main character not remembering anything. We don't know who she is or where she came from. We just know that she was found walking bare food along the road covered in blood and wounds like she was in an accident or was kidnapped or something. But I still can't get past the first chapter. I feel like it just drags on and on about the situation. Being too descriptive on the situation. Maybe I'm being too critical about it but either way, I don't feel right fully reviewing this book if I can't even get past the first few pages. Jennifer L. Armentrout is even one of my favorite recent authors. Maybe the writing style of this book is just not for me. 

So until next time....

-Lys

Let's get personal #11

 Hey there Bookies,

I've been taking a break from reading for a little bit. I was going through a small burnout and a break seemed to be needed. Also I'm shifting phases again. My mind just can't stay on one thing lately. Lately I've been reading middle grade books lately. Or, at least listening to. I do plan on finishing the books I started reading but returned because I couldn't get into. I know there are quiet a few I have to finish. Also I keep collecting books, so I should also think about working on reading those. So much to read and so little time. I'm sorry for being away for a while. I'll try to do better from now on. My Youtube videos are still out of the question due to the fact that my power strip was taken to light up the Halloween decorations outside. But it was a sacrifice I was willing to make to enjoy my favorite holiday ever. I hope to go back to making my book review videos once again when spooky season is over. Maybe that is also why I didn't want to read too much. It would have made the review video very long if I kept breezing through books like I have been. I guess we will just have to see after Halloween ends. 

So until next time....

-Lys

Read The Pearl Hunter by Miya Beck

 

Hey there Bookies,

I listened to this book for the past few days and I actually finished it early Saturday morning. But due to work and spooky season, I hadn't been able to update until now. Anyway my impressions on this book is that the deeper story is a little heavy to be a middle grade book, but I still enjoyed it. The story follows Kai who is a pearl diver. She feels like she is falling in her twin sister's shadow because her sister is starting to grow up and build a life without her. But on the day that Kai does her first solo dive, her and her sister end up in a small competition. Sadly when their competition comes to a close, something happens. Kai's sister gets caught by a sea creature that no one knew existed. Kai goes after the creature to free her sister, but she runs into a few obstacles. One being that her sister has lost her soul. In order to get it back, Kai has to go on a journey to find a pearl belonging to a fox goddess. The book follows Kai's journey and she grows along the way. She goes through many hardships like getting caught by birds and being taken captive. Kai eventually gets the pearl, but I'm not going to tell you how the book ends. That would just ruin it. I really did enjoy the book and I found the story interesting. I wasn't familiar with the folklore used in the book but I still found it fascinating. I do recommend the book if you want something easy to read with an interesting storyline. The book gets a four out of five stars from me on Goodreads.

So until next time...

-Lys