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Not my cup of tea. But it‘s another book off my shelf. And I will read book 2 mostly because I already have it and I am oddly curious to see if the author improved any.

This was my January #LMPBC book & so I won‘t go into detail about my thoughts. But I‘ve left a review on SG if you want to know.

Book 3 for #joyousjanuary
#roll100 roll 3 book
Book 5 for #readoffmyshelf2023

Jenny, it arrived!

I plant to start it this weekend.

#LMPBC

#OminousOctober #Day3 #Candles Took me going through most of my library before I found a book that had multiple candles on it! Found a few with one but is that really candles? #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter 6pts

Lakesedge is an amazing YA fantasy that I can see becoming the next A Court of Thorns and Roses. I thought that this book was a standalone, but when I got to the cliffhanger at the end, I realized that there has to be a sequel. I am totally adding the sequel to my TBR list, and I will read it as soon as it comes out! I need to know what happens next!

⭐️⭐️/5. I have mixed feelings about this book. I had really hoped to like it more considering the blurb sounded so interesting. I loved the strong, resilient and clever main character. The world building was just okay, and most of the characters felt one-sided or flat. The writing was mediocre, and the core premise of the story has been used many times. Cont...

For the first half of this book I was totally enchanted. I loved Leta who takes self-sacrifice a little too seriously in her quest to keep her brother safe. I was enthralled with the creepy setting and the dark mystery at its center. Then things just stalled and got increasingly repetitive. I grew bored quickly. Doubt I will pick up the sequel.

Loved it

I really enjoyed this book. And I finished it on the same day as I preordered the second book, same style copy! 😁

Totally screenshot @RavenclawPrincess913 post- and started looking at reviews for this book- so I completely stacked #blameitonlitsy after reading @LibrarianRyan ‘s review, but then saw @Avanders review. Aletheia I‘m totally curious about your review. #tosaveornottosave

It‘s been almost 1.5 years since my last post on here. I pop in every now and then and see what everyone‘s been reading. Some recent changes that have happened are that I‘ve moved from Kansas, born and raised, to Washington State where my husband is from. I‘m looking forward to being an active Litten again! 🥰

monster in the woods.

Quote: "Tendrils of darkness unfold from the ground and snare the wolf, wrapping it's legs like vines." Very descriptive and scared me to be completely honest.

Quote: "This monster, who claims there's darkness in my brother who wanted to take Arien away and leave me behind, he came back for me." Does the monster have a little crush on Violeta?

This book was very interesting and loved it. The plot was so amazing.

4 ⭐ There is some debate if this is “gothic”. To me, yes. I find it very reminiscent of the look and feel of Guillermo Del Toro‘s Crimson Peak. Lakesedge is a “poisoned” estate. The lake is black and dangerous and has caused the death of many people. And the rumor is that Rowan, the current lord of the land, used the lake to kill his family. All most anyone really knows is that he is dark, mysterious, and moody.

Reading with my favorite creep ❤️🐾
#catsoflitsy

I bet at least a couple of these will be #unpopularopinion, but these were my #worstof21 — with Lakesedge coming in at the absolute top of that list. I‘ll say re The End of October that it would have made for great NF, but I felt the author failed in the “story telling” aspect of writing a novel.

Thanks for the tag @MaleficentBookDragon ! 😁😘

This was such a long eerie gothic romance with lush descriptions and elements of the paranormal, with the main setting being a dark manor near a corrupted black lake. The MC Leta is determined to save the world, and is so brave and sassy. I loved the relationship she has with her brother Arien. The romance was a perfect enemies to lovers with a brooding love interst being the mysterious Lord Rowan. The plot was enjoyable and left on a cliffhanger

"I thought I could burn myself down to save the world. But I never thought of of what to do if the world burned all around me instead."

I enjoyed how atmospheric this book was, the slow burning romance between Leta and Rowen, and the mythology/religion of the Lady and Lord Under. I thought the story wrapped up quite well, so I‘m not sure since it says #1 what book two will bring or how many there will be in total. Could be read as a stand-alone.

It was pretty terrible—super weirdly repetitive & clichéd & oh-so-tropey. It‘s *not* gothic or modern gothic… though certain obvious elements have been shoved into the story to make it appear so. But it got the extra star for being such a quick and easy read. Deserved? Idk, maybe not…. ;p I really start to wonder if I‘m too old for YA… but when I think about Six of Crows & other well-written YAs, I think, “no, this just isn‘t good.” ??‍♀️
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