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A Gathering of Shadows | Book Review

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A Darker Shade of Magic #2 | 512 Pages | 2016

 

Crooked Kingdom at a Glance

  • Overall Rating: ★★★★★
  • Heroine: Girl has no boundaries
  • Dude: Set him free!
  • Steaminess: I bet the ice on the balcony melted
  • Brutality: meh, no one melted this time

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The Wanderlust Book Tag

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I was tagged by the lovely Lexie over at Reading by Starlight FOREVER ago. I’m really behind on my tags, but this one is amazing so I had to fit it in! Thank you for tagging me, I’m excited!

The Rules:

  • Mention the creator of the tag and link back to original post [Alexandra @ Reading by Starlight]
  • Thank the blogger who tagged you
  • Answer the 10 questions below using any genre
  • Tag 5+ friends

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Daughter of the Pirate King | Spoiler Free Book Review

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By: Tricia Levenseller

Daughter of the Pirate King #1 | 311 Pages | Pub. 2017

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Daughter of the Pirate King at a Glance

  • Overall Rating: ★★★★
  • Heroine: Alosa would be besties with Aelin
  • Dude: I’ll be his first mate
  • Steaminess: What happens below deck stays below deck
  • Brutality: No one puts Alosa in a corner

 

 

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Rum

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These Rebel Waves (The Book That Put Us To Sleep) | Spoiler Free Book Review

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By: Sara Raasch

Steam Raiders #1 | 480 Pages | Pub. 2018

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These Rebel Waves at a Glance

  • Overall Rating:  ★★★
  • Heroine: Politician, assassin, botanical-magic-expert, crocodile hunter. Lu does it all!
  • Dude 1: Ben was better than melatonin for my sleep schedule
  • Dude 2: Thank the pious god for Vex’s sense of humor
  • Steaminess: N/A
  • Brutality: Child soldiers being tortured

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Velvet Punch of Death

  • 3oz pineapple juice
  • 3 oz lime juice
  • 1oz silver rum

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To Kill a Kingdom (Little Mermaid Meets Ted Bundy) | Book Review

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By: Alexandra Christo

342 Pages | Pub. 2018

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To Kill a Kingdom at a Glance

  • Overall Rating: ★★★★★
  • Heroine: Ariel as a serial killer
  • Dude: Prince Eric meets Captain Jack Sparrow
  • Brutality: Threats to feed a male’s favorite appendage to sharks = casual
  • Banter:  Rory and Jess vibez (though we’re team Logan all the way)  

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