Read this month: October

It's still not going to well for me and my reading goals, guys.

This month I reviewed: The Blood of Olympus, In the After Light, and The Retribution of Mara Dyer.

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

Overall rating: 85%

There were no Percy or Annabeth chapters and I have unanswered questions! It was still super fun to read and I really enjoyed reading from Nico's POV.

For my full review with a discussion and some theories click here.

In the After Light by Alexandra Bracken

Overall rating: 70%

I had many issues with this book unfortunately.

For my full review click here.

The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Overall rating: 90%

It was really worth the wait. It was witty and dark. Intriguing and entertaining. The characters developed beautifully and the ending was satisfying.

Full review and discussion here!

Comments

Heir of Fire review and discussion

All of the stars because Celaena rattles the stars. Spoiler free review Celaena returns bent and broken but damn she made a speedy recovery. We are introduced to new characters and new plots in this installment of the series. It was formidable. All of it. The writing was amazing, the character development was better than ever and the story is beyond words. I highly highly recommend every book in this series. Novellas and everything. I think it's safe to say that this is my favourite series of all time. I love it even more than The Infernal Devices trilogy. I'm so sorry Will but it's the truth. If I go into any detail at all it will spoil you so I'm just going to leave this hoping that you all get the message.

In The Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken Review+Discussion

★ ★ ★ I might say 3.5 stars instead. I haven't quite made up my mind about it yet. On it's own it was a good book, but as a conclusion to a wonderful trilogy I was not satisfied. The characters seemed to be going backwards in their character development at times. I also didn't like how some problems were resolved as well. I feel like if we got rid of some of the useless scenes in the beginning there would be more time to develop the ending and write an epilogue to clear all the political problems. This book also lacked in humor so if you start reading expecting to have a good time you are going to be disappointed. It really saddens me to have to write such a negative review when I had such high hopes for this conclusion.

The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater Review+Discussion

Loved the book, hated the ending, iffy on Stiefvater's writing style of suggesting things but never explaining or confirming. If she actually writes another trilogy about Ronan anytime soon maybe I'll pick it up. I can't really give an in depth review without spoiling anything as it's the fourth book so you'll just have to take my word on it. Four out of five stars? Spoilers under the cut!

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