A so well written slow burn in between a love triangle where the heroine is left to choose the right one. O I loved this story back and forth! I didn't like the cover of the book though... you could have a black swan up there in a dark surrounding by two white swans and it'll made the cake but it is what it is. And i must say it is the only critique on this book! Loved it!

This book is a riveting narrative of an arranged marriage set within a modern Chicago. I was turning the pages faster than I expected. L.J. Shen continues to astound mee.

Oh yeah I loved it! It's a very well written love story with just the right amount of love and plot!
If you live Greek mythology and a good romance you should definitely read it.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5

It is an enemys to lovers romance an a really enjoyable book too with characters you'll love. The beginning was a bit dry but I guess that is wanted but after that it swooped me off my shoes. Loved the main characters... loved the storyline. The Ending was a bit abrupt but it didn't change my opinion about this book!

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 stars

Since this book was quite popular on the YouTubes I thought I give it a try. So here are my 2Cents:

I had major issues with the storyline like it was half-baked and half-heartedly. And I believe the most difficult character to deal with was Sarai herself. She is so confusing. Reading it wasn't a struggle on itself but at times it was just nerv wrecking.

⭐⭐⭐ 3/5

Be aware this is a darker romance book, so please use caution while reading.

Dear Ava is a controversial book. The book opens after some pages with the heroine waking up after being drugged and abused at a keg party. And even though there's no description of the abuse it is tense enough to read about it. I gotta say I was sucked in from the very beginning.

The writing, pacing , the description of things, all of the emotions... wow. I loved the strong heroine... damn she got some balls!

⭐⭐⭐⭐4/5

Such a poetic charming, fun little book! I love it when books demonstrate a real passion for poetry.

A really lovely read, with a heart-warming ending.

⭐⭐⭐⭐4/5

This is my first time reading this author. I picked this book out on a whim and I liked the first part of the book...

But then something was just off and the other half of the book felt a bit wrong. I couldn't understand what just happend. I kept rereading hole chapters because i felt like I missed something... I don't know if it was the pace or the writing or just plann old me... I will check on that with another Tijan 😇

⭐⭐ 2/5

This book was a sweet romance with a nice protective fire fighter and girl who wants to be rescued... but kinda don't....

I think the characters where well written and I liked the slow burn. It was a really nice build up.

I liked this one very much.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5

Oh WoW... just finished this book and I am head over heels fallen in love with Moses and Georgie.

The story was beyond everything I thought it would be and I was happy and sad and cried a little and than I was happy again. The pace of the book is really really good and I loved how honest everything was.

Yes this book is a keeper!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5

True Story 😪

This book is so honest about the struggles of a poor family... that's what made this book so intriguing for me. Rico's struggles to provide with her family and their sacrifices really hit hard. I admire how the author wrote about it! There was no big romance to talk about but a really good friendship which made it up to me. The ending was kinda predictable and kinda unpredictable... if you don't know what I mean you gotta read for yourself 😇

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This book so fun and adventurous. Reading it was like a fairy tail that could lastet longer than it already had. The characters are so well written. You feel the pain, the love, the agony through the pages.

I took it everywhere with me I didn't care that the book was heavy. I loved it and now since the Corona Pandemic i want to snuggle in my bed and do nothing but to read it again. Maybe i will do that.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟 6 out of 5 stars

Loved this book. It is a light read and it is very amusing. Loved that it is about faith in love and the faith to do the right thing even if you are under pressure.

Over all it is a light read that you can't put down.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5

The story moves between a german spy and a newly married british couple living on an island during WWII.

My most important takeaway from this book was that difficult circumstances forms a character and brings out either the good or the bad in you.

I've read this soooooo long ago but I still like it very much. This novel is typical for Follett it is very entertaining and well written.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5

The author tells a horrific story that caused me to cringe, grind my teeth and cry my head out. This book affected me emotionally. But McCourt wrote it in a way that kept me reading.

I read this book way back in the time and I still know how I felt about it.

As depressing as it was I couldn't put it down. I liked the writing... it is mesmerizing.

Loved the simplicity of the story. It was hard to put down, this book kept me on edge all the way through.

⭐⭐⭐ 3/5

O yes yes yes... this book is absolutely fantastic and I loved it very much even so much that I am thinking of re-reading it.

It is about a woman who is forced by her father to wear boys clothes. It is about a woman who escapes her father to become a pirate. She goes through so much but she still maintain to be a woman.

Love love love!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5

Oh my where do I begin...

This one was such a scary brilliant book... sometimes I liked to throw that book out the window for all the injustices and then sometimes I wanted to cry. All my nerves where so on edge while I read this book.

I loved it as much as I hated it. It is controversial thats for sure and I think I am happy to have read the book. There was so much to think about.

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While I read Uprooted this was the quote that send me thinking almost 2 days... and I still can't answer the question...

Is it important that people around you know the truth or is it an ego thing to know that people know the truth you think is worth knowing...

What do you think?

This book was recommended to me by my best friend. He said to me you'll going to love this one but guess what happened... I realized after 10 pages this is not what I want to read and I kept not loving it till the end...

I have to admit though... there are some interesting thoughts on the nature of compromise in marriage. But other than that it wasn't for me to enjoy. I wished it ended after 50% but it didn't. Such a slow paced book.

Penelope Ward is an interesting writer for me... mostly I love her work but once in a while she frustrates the hell out of me.

The is such a work. Even the topic is too ridiculous... it was no fun at all so I decided to DNF this ish.

Will never pick it up again.

This book is so wonderfully written... I am in love 😍🤗

"When something needs to be said, I'll say it even if the whole world grabs me by the neck and tells me to keep quiet."

I don't know when I said something that needed to be said without thinking about the consequences... for example when did you say something knowing it would throw the other off or even hurt the other... just to say what needed to be said?

Oh this book keeps me thinking...

My next book to read...

"Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough ..."

This is so true in so many ways...

I am done with the chronicles about Lia, Kaden and Rafe and I gotta say I liked it. I'm gonna miss them! Almost every main character did a transformation... a good one though.

While I read the last pages... I realised that I wished for another ending... an end wich is more real and believable... but it is what it is.

I rate this series with 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Not every book was good... but round about all of them made the cake.

It's dark out and the stars are shining... perfectly ended the first part...

The book is getting interesting... the storyline getting better after a few hiccups...

I hope to finish this book next week so I can finally write a review...

For now I am going to sleep...

Good night littens.

Trying to finish this book today... it is getting interesting... I hope Lia can free herself from everything that holds her back...

This book... gives me all the feelings...

Hope you all are enjoying the sun!

This book is fantastic... I love reading it... there is so much old-school love and so much poetry 😍

I am reading Oscar Wilde just for fun... the story about The Happy Prince is so wonderfully written. The Prince and his friend give everything they have to the poor people in the village and they demand nothing in return... nobody even seem to care who the giver of the gifts is. That's what makes the story so wonderful... where do you have such unconditional love?

My current read... liked the first book of this series more, but for now I wanna know how the story of Lia will come to an end... Will she save her Kingdom...? Will she get the answers from her mother...? Will she be sacrificed like it was told in the lost Vendan books?

Let's see where this book will take me...

Oh man... he did it again... I didn't read for such a long time now... and then a friend recommended Das Paket witch I took wity me to my lil trip to Egypt... and that's how I began to read again... I missed not to dive into books like I did so sincerely and I hope I will be posting more often than I did the past months. I am so glad to be back with you guys.

Oh man, this book is like a action movie written on paper... 😍

My current read... gotta say I am hooked on this one.

This book is full of philosophical messages, which can be overwhelming sometimes.

Manly this book shows that the actions of our life can be very complex and yet so easy if we follow the desires of our heart. The believe to follow your heart blindly is not the right way to get what you desire the most. You have to think about what your heart truly wants... and than act on it.

Keep in mind... never act or decide on fear.

5🌟 for a genius book.

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So far I am appreciating this book very much. The moments while I was reading I was also thinking of me and want I want from the life I am living... this book helps me to get to know myself more.

I don't know what it is that I am so drawn to the old Egypt culture. The mystery of the pyramids and everything... to be so developed at the ancient time... how is this possible? Why don't we know more? Why is everything around that time a mystery?

I wanted to join in on the #bookishwouldyourather tag and pay @Kalalalatja my respect for coming up with another idea to know each other. So here are my answers:

1. Preferred to drink sweet wine 😁
2. I should not but... I judge based on the cover (most of the times)
3. Sunshine and books an the beach 😍
4. Realistic novels
5. Mr. Darcy it is with whom I wanna date 🤣

Now I am curious what y'all answered 🤓

I was just curious... 😁

https://www.buzzfeed.com/francescarea/which-game-of-thrones-house-would-you-figh...

There were times I couldn't find time to read. And there were times I couldn't stop reading and missed life instead. What is life without living it... and what is knowledge without reading? Both go hand in hand.

It is a simple and a short book about a young woman, her 20. Birthday and a magical wish.

And as simple as it was to read as simple is my opinion. I liked it. Short but nonetheless wonderfull.

My favourite quote:
"No matter what they wish for, no matter how far they go, people can never be anything but themselves."

Gave this one 4 ? out of 5

A bittersweet love story about a young girl who says that she don't want to be put in a cage.

I've read this book many times and saw the movie on more occasion than I could count. And I have to admit I like both versions.

The book version of Holly is darker but she stays true to what she believed in... the Hollywood adaptation gives the viewer what he/she wants... a happy ending.

This book is a 5🌟 must read.

Be curious all the time. Try new things. Go new paths. Expand your knowledge.

At least that's what I am aiming for.

Classics are the best 😍 I like to re-read them... over and over again.

Current read... started it yesterday late at night... couldn't find the sleep I needed.

The book is based on a true story which took place in the 90s. So far I am liking this book...

Woman crush Wednesday. I am absolutely in love with Maya Angelou. Her achievements in her life are so incredible. She was a poet and an activist. She fought for what she believed in. As mankind should always do... fight for what you love and believe in!

I confess to my shame that I heard of her after her death but I loved her from the first poem I read.

She truly is an inspiration.

I didn't know that there are much darker versions of the Grimm Fairy Tales out there. This one however is definitely not for kids!

The images in this comic are more for adult eyes and the retold story is much darker, sexier and more bloody than I would have ever guessed.

I didn't like it much. I stick with the original. So I would not recommend it... however if you decide to read it go for the paperback not the E-book. I struggled big time.

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These are books I picked over the weekend for the next view days... some of them are really really cheesy and some if them are recommended to me by friends and they seem to be really really good... let's get it started...
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But first... time for some coffee and time to get some work done.

Have a nice start into the week Littens!