My September Updates:
Daughter of the pirate king | Daughter of the siren queen | To kill a kingdom | The Unhoneymooners | The Shadows between us | Fifty shades of Grey |
I had a great time spending with books although most of those were pdf offline reads. I started the month with the Pirate King duology by Tricia Levenseller. the first installment- Daughter of the pirate king had more fun twists than its sequel- Daughter of the siren queen but both were equally enjoyable for me. it's about a daughter of a pirate (not just a pirate, the king of pirates) who allows herself to get caught by an enemy pirate to accomplish a mission to prove herself worthy of her future queen title. my ratings: 10/10.
tbh I was really disappointed with To Kill a Kingdom. I barely remember anything from the story although it has been less than a fortnight since I finished reading. it's about a siren-turned-human who goes off on a hunt to kill the prince to get the acknowledgement of fellow sirens as their queen. maybe because I had read a similar-and-better story with the pirate king duology, this was a total bore for me. my ratings: 2/10.
I really enjoyed The Unhoneymooners!! it was witty and probably the only non-fantasy rom com I read this month. the dialogues and the story buildup was really unique. I made a mental note to check out other novels by the authors. it was about two people who hate each other who were forced to go on a pre-paid honeymoon cuz the newly weds (aka their respective siblings) and the rest of the guests had a really bad food poisioning. I felt the enemies to lovers and close proximity trope were done right. my ratings: 10/10.
I just finished The Shadows between us. it was good but slow burn felt draggy ngl. I felt the writer built up tension all right but after that she just left it at that. it was like /\/\/\ throughout and the mystery was so badly done with overused tropes. a girl wants to kill the king but tries to find out the murderer of his family all the while hiding the fact she's a murderess. my rating: 6/10.
I'll finish off with Fifty Shades of Grey, being the only book I dropped this month (this whole year). Hated it. I thought I could handle some toxic relationship but apparently I can't and I'm totally done with this girl pushing the guy away and wanting him. I'm never reading a toxic relationship trope again. my rating: -10/10.
have a good read guys ;)