Recent Reads #1

by Unknown - Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Hey lovelies!

So I really wanted to do a recent reads post since it was half way through (or more than half way through) the month because to be honest, I’ve barely read anything from my TBR *cringes*.

However, I have been reading a lot so I wanted to share some of the books I’d read! These aren’t all of them because they’ll all appear in my monthly wrap up but some of the earlier ones. If you do want to keep up to date with what I’m reading, what I thought of the book and my rating for it, feel free to follow me on Goodreads!

My chat about these books is going to be fairly brief and spoiler free, because I have done book reviews (also spoiler free) for them which I will link alongside which you can check out for an in-depth review!

This also contains a lot of ARCs however, let me just say, everything stated in my reviews and in this post are my thoughts and opinions and publishers send books to bloggers for an honest reviews and we are allowed to give negative reviews (which I have in the past).

Now that that has been cleared up, let’s just get started!

E M B E R I N T H E A S H E S

So first on the list is Ember In The Ashes written by the lovely Sabaa Tahir! I had heard such fantastic things about this and I have to say I was a little disappointed! I didn’t hate it as I gave it four stars but it certainly wasn’t as good as I thought it would be. It was said to have been based on the Roman Empire and I, personally would have loved for it to be more like the Roman Empire however, Tahir’s spin on the story was just as good.

the rating

★★★★

E M P I R E O F S T O R M S

This was such a highly anticipated release holy gods! EoS is the fifth book in the Throne Of Glass series written by Sarah J Maas. I know a lot of people in the book community had mixed reviews for it and most of the people I really look up to in terms of book reviews didn’t have a whole lot of love for it however, I happened to quite like it! I think most people found EoS a little tedious to read (which is true, I mean it’s 700 pages!) but I quite like the detail with which Sarah J Maas writes.

the rating

★★★★

This was sent to me as an ARC review by Bloomsbury in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts stated are mine.

W O R D S I N D E E P B L U E

Words In Deep Blue by Cath Crowley is such an awesome, emotional book and the best thing is, Crowley is an Australian author so yay for #OzYA! It’s told from the perspectives of Rachael and Henry who are two best friends alongside letters and notes exchanged between people. It’s based in a used-book bookstore which I loved and it’s such a sweet and moving story! I adored it!

the rating

★★★

This was sent to me as an ARC review by Pan Macmillan in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts stated are mine.

H I G H L Y I L L O G I C A L B E H A V I O U R

Highly Illogical Behaviour by John Corey Whaley is a book about a boy who is too scared to go out into the world, a girl who thinks she can fix him and the girl’s boyfriend. It’s also about friendship and the unbreakable bonds that the most unlikely of people can form. It’s funny and cute and I enjoyed reading it a lot!

the rating

★★★

This was sent to me as an ARC review by Allen And Unwin in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts stated are mine.

A S S A S S I N ‘ S H E A R T

Assassin’s Heart by Sarah Ahiers was not a great read for me unfortunately. I did not like it, which is funny because most people seemed to have liked it but I just didn’t click with it. It was too dry and dull at times, the plot was repetitive and boring, the characters weren’t all that well written and while the idea was good, it wasn’t enough to save the book for me.

the rating

★★

This was sent to me as an ARC review by Harlequin in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts stated are mine.

Whew! That was a lot of typing! Anyway, glad I got to share some of these with you.

What are some books you’ve read this month? Good or bad, any is fine!

Let me know in the comments below!