Finished reading The Spanish Love Deception

 

Hello there Bookies,

I finished this book right before bed. I think I'm seeing a pattern here when it comes to audiobooks. Anyways, this book was so predictable towards the end. But instead of the guy begging the girl forgiveness with have the girl doing it. Our main female character, Lina, got too much in her head and ruined her relationship with Aaron. She didn't trust him enough to give her heart entirely to him and it back fired. But when she realized that she loved him and wanted to be only with him, she hoped onto a plane and flew to his hometown to confess her love to him. Of course the setting she chose for that wasn't quite appropriate, but I'm glad the author made note of that and included it in Lina's thoughts as she was telling Aaron all of the right words. Of course he didn't put up much of a fight to take her back. I think he was just grateful that she was there with him in a time of need. But the book ends on a happy note. There were parts in the book that made me want to laugh out loud but I tried my best not to. I didn't want to get weird looks from my family for laughing at something they can't hear. Anyways the book got three stars from me. If it wasn't as predictable as it was, I would have probably given it four stars. It's a good book but it just isn't for me. 

So until next time....

-Lys

About halfway through The Spanish Love Deception

 

Hey there Bookies,

I've been listening to this book while doing yard work and other things that need to be around the house. Anyway the only thing I have to say is that our main character is an idiot. She thinks that her and her coworker Aaron hate each other. That they can't get along and all they do is argue. He is actually telling her that he likes her and has feelings for her but she just brushes it off or thinks they are insults. Aaron pretty much knows everything about her because he listens to everything she says. He does this because he likes her. Now why he hasn't flat out said it is a mystery to me. Because our main character is the type of person you have to be very blunt to or she will take it as insult. But I feel like this is going to be a theme in the book until we get to an end and me being completely frustrated with the main character. I'll tell you more about the book once I finish it. Right now I just wanted to vent about the main character being an idiot. 

So until next time...

-Lys

Started reading The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

 

Hello Bookies, 

We are on to our next book. Now I know that this is a book you either hate or love. There is not in between. I've seen this book all over Booktok and Booktube. There have been so many different  opinions and I'm willing to leave my own. Of course the audiobook I got is a bit monotone but it is what I have for now. The hold wait list for this book at the library is long. It's like a six month wait for the audiobook so the book is still pretty popular. I just know that this is a fake relationship that I think sparks into a real relationship. That is all I can remember about the description of the book. Even with all of the videos with this book in it. I think it's because I usually just fast forward through the description of the books because I like blind reacting to the books. Not knowing anything and coming up with my own opinion. I think that it the best way to give a true review on the book.

So until next time....

-Lys

Almost done reading This Savage Song

 

Hello Bookies,

All I have to say is that this book is really easy to listen to. It's really easy to follow while you are busy doing something else. Anyways I know about as much of the setting and time period as I did in the beginning. They don't really describe what happened other than there was a big phenomenon and a war took place. But I get a bit of a Romeo and Juliet feel with this book. We have August who is a type of monster that takes souls by playing music. He lives in the south of V City. Then we have Kate who is a human and is the daughter of the leader in the north city. Now the story is pretty boring as we learn about each of the main characters. August just wants to be as normal as a human. He doesn't like taking souls from people. He just wants to be able to play music and not have to worry about someone being affected by it. Kate on the other hand just wants to be home where she lived with her mother before she died. She thought it was to make her father proud but after some events taking place, she didn't want that anymore. The events taking place are that some monsters no longer want to be under her father's control and are retaliating. They are framing August with some deaths in order to break the treaty between the North and the South. The monsters are also trying to kill Kate in hopes that it will start the war as well. Kate contacts her father to let her know what is going on but he only believes her for part of the truth. Sadly he uses his influence to make it look like she was taken captive instead of being protected by August. They flee the city and are headed to a place that only Kate knows where it is. She has the coordinates for it and that is where they are headed. That is as far as I got. I still have about a hundred pages left. The book is in four different parts and I just started the fourth part. There could even be a fifth part that I don't even know about yet but I'm pretty sure it is only four parts. The book doesn't even call them parts. They are verses with plays into the title of the book and the fact that August needs music to feed. The book is interesting especially the further you go into the book. Once you get the retaliating monsters and how are two friends are trying to survive them, you get pretty hooked to the book. You are wondering how they are going to get out of this mess and that is pretty much where I am right now. They are in a place called The Waste and they need to get to the other side of it in order to feel somewhat safe. But The Waste is a dangerous place full of monsters and criminals. I'm pretty sure our main characters will make it to where they need to by the end of the book. Either that or they get caught. There is a second book to this and you know that I will be requesting it. 

So until next time....

-Lys

Started reading This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

 

Hello Bookies,

It is time to figure out what phase I'm going to falling into. The first book is a YA. That's it. That is all I know. From the small amount I've read, and I could be wrong, it is possibly a dystopian fantasy. If you have been following my block for the past nine years, you know that I never read what a book is about. I like to blindly react to books. I just find the title of the book through Booktube or it is recommended to me on Goodreads. I scan the info and then forget about it instantly. I'm curious to find out what this book is about. I'll try to keep you updated.

So until next time....

-Lys

Finished reading You Are Not Alone

 

Hey there Bookies,

This book wasn't really suspenseful until you get to part three where the main character Shay is trying to figure out why Jane and Cassandra were trying to frame her for a murder. She is trying everything she can to survive and avoid these two sisters. There is a small twist at the end but it isn't life changing. But eventually everything works out in the end. Well, sort of. You do have to go through Shay's struggles after she learns that everything she knew was a complete lie when it comes to the sisters. It was all part of the sisters' plan so they could frame her for something they had a part in. I think these books just fascinate me because the authors do a good job giving you that false sense of security and then throw you in a world where nothing is what it appears to be. I'm sure I would have enjoyed this book more if I was still in this phase but I'm not. To me it was a little boring until the end. The book got three stars. I still enjoyed it but not enough to want to keep reading. Even though I was listening to the book whenever I had the chance. I do plan on reading more books by these authors but it will be after a small break in a different genre. The book is highly recommended to those that love the slow build up in suspense. The false sense of security before everything falls apart in an instant. 

So until next time....

-Lys

Started reading You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

 

Hello Bookies,

I listened to this book as I was falling asleep and already we have questions that need to be answered. One of our characters named Shay witnessed something horrible. A woman threw herself on the subway tracks as the subway was coming right in front of her. Shay is shocked by the whole thing which is understandable. She just watched someone die right in front of her. The next characters we are introduced to are Jane and Cassandra. All we know about these two women is that they are sisters. They new the woman that died and are trying to figure out if the woman told anyone about them. They are the biggest mystery in this book so far. We also get the point of view of the woman who died. Her name is Amanda and she doesn't shed much light on the mystery in this book. So I am just reading to figure out who the two sisters are and how they are related to Amanda. They hinted that they were friends but also hinted that she was part of something they were working on. But we don't know what. I'm interested to find out more.

So until next time....

-Lys