Book Review: Casting Spells (Sugar Maple, #1) by Barbara Bretton

Casting Spells by Barbara Bretton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Okay...this book right here was a quick read for me-one because I don't read books about knitting, and two, I honestly enjoyed this book a lot. The action, the Fae, and the love sparking between Chloe and Luke makes me wanna get the rest of this book series and marathon this book. Now I thought I wouldn't like this book because of the knitting thing, but if you take that out and fall in love with the town, the townsfolk (vampires, fae, witches, shapeshifters, warlocks, sprites) then you got one hell of a book.

But what is this amazing book about?

Chloe Hobbs is the owner of the knitting shop Sticks and Strings, and she's a half-human, half-sorcerer who was human, never gotten her powers at all....until the death of a woman named Suzanne died and then all of a sudden, the town of Montiplier (as soon as I saw that town's name, I ironically thought of Markiplier-if you know who I'm talking about, then you'll get it) decided that oh, Sugar Maple needs a police station.

Problem with that....

1.) Basically, there's no crime in Sugar Maple. None what so ever.

and Two...well, there is no two. All except the supernatural, Fae things, then that's it.

Enter Luke MacKenzie: a 100% human who's there to solve Suzanne's murder...but everytime he and Chloe touch....to quote Cascada, 'it feels like magic.' For reals. When they touch, fireworks goes off, and then that's when Chloe gets her magic.

But of course, we have some stupid people who wants the Book of Spells and take it away from Chloe. AKA Isadora, the Fae who really hates Chloe-to me, FOR NO REASON-and the fight between her and Chloe, along with her son Dane (who I hated so much-I liked his twin Gunnar better) almost destroyed Sticks and Strings, just for the book. But Chloe banished her and she also thought that Luke was dead, but he was protected by the Book of Spells, which was actually a composition book.

After the fight between Chloe, Luke, and Isadora, Luke left, and our new sorceress was sad, knowing that she and Luke couldn't have a relationship at all. But he came back, and he's staying, so that's good and MY OTP GOT TOGETHER. AWE YISS.

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Book Review: All the Werys of Pern by Anne McCafferty

All the Weyrs of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book...this book, this book, this book. I've been wanting to read this book, and every single time I don't get to it, I always have to turn it in. But not this time. Honestly, I enjoyed this book, even though some of the parts were a bit boring. Though I loved the dragon parts and the fighting Thread and the rest, the one thing that irritated me the most in this book was the relationship between Jaxom and the Aivas. It irritated me because Jaxom seemed so dependent on the Aivas instead of thinking for himself in the situations presented in the book.

The one thing that made me sad a bit was the ending. The ending made me go 'nope' when I read it-mostly because of the way Masterharper Robinton died-though he died peacefully in his sleep, including the Aivas-but honestly I wanted him to be alive for one more book, one more novel, then he can be put to rest. But when I read it I wanted to cry so bad for Masterharper Robinton-even his funeral was perfect and lovely. But honestly it was still perfect all the same and now I'm glad I've read the book and I enjoyed it-a lot.

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Top Ten Books I Really Really Wanna Read

Hey y'all! No time to blog, huh?

Well we can blame school....life.....Defiance (if you want, find me-Elizabeta Tepes...jus' sayin....) But today I just wanna show you the top ten books I really wanna read really really badly.

1. Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

2. The Rest of the Throne of Glass series (including Empire of Storms)

 3. The Rest of the Lunar Chronicles

4. How to be Single by Liz Tuccillo

5. The Rest of the House of Night series

6. The Falling Kingdoms series by Morgan Rhodes

7. The Black Jewel Trilogy by Anne Bishop

8. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson

9. The Name of the Wind and the Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

10. To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

Book Review: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Oh. My. Good. Lord. Now I've read fantasy novels, but nothing like this, and...IT WAS BLOODY PERFECT. The tests, the bad-assery that is Celeana Sandothrien and just...EVERYTHING. I loved this book so much, that I don't know if I can do a full book review on it. And the romance....when I first read this in the summer of last year, I loved it. A lot. And now that I read it twice (slowly because of school starting) I still loved it, even now I HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK, and can't wait to read the rest of this series.

(edit) When I first read this book last summer, at first I'd forgotten about Celeana because all I saw was Dorian and Chaol, but then I re-read it again and now I wanna punch Chaol in the throat (have no idea why I want to now, but last time I didn't) and I still have a thing for Dorian, but the one thing that made me mad was the fight scene between Cain and Celeana. Because honestly when I see Cain...I SEE THIS BEHEMOTH:



Yep....I see the Mountain as Cain. (Though I'm glad he's semi-knocked out at the moment) And that made me...so mad because he wanted to kill Celeana-FOR WHAT I DON'T KNOW. But I'm glad Celeana won, with the help of Princess Nehemia and Queen Elena and the Wyrdmarks. But then when Cain pulled out the knife to try and kill Celeana...I was honestly on the edge of my seat, but then Chaol came and killed him...so yay Chaol!!!

I still do recommend this book and I will read the next book in the series (hopefully real soon) along with others.

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Book Review: Envy: A Luxe Novel by Anna Godbersen

Envy by Anna Godbersen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It has been a very long time since I've read something from the Luxe series-and once again, I loved it-a lot. It's like Gossip Girl, but in the 1900s, where people just kept throwing shade after shade after shade about one another, gossiping about whoever they want when they want in the papers (here's to you, "Gamesome Gallant"...whoever you are....) and, of course, the drama. And when I say drama...my friends, THERE'S SOME DRAMA IN THIS BOOK.

For example, let's look at the lovely marriage that is the Schoonmakers-Henry and Penelope Hayes. Like, honestly, to tell you the truth, if I was playing a soap character on The Young and the Restless, I want my name to be Penelope Hayes. BECAUSE GOOD LORD GIRL YOU IS ONE SHADY BITCH. Penelope, our resident bitch, keeps threatening Henry to go to the papers about him and Diana Holland, the girl he loves SO MUCH instead of her just so they can be married. And on their trip to Palm Beach, FLA, you best believe that girl kept trying to get Henry to stay away from her. But did that stop him? NOPE NOT REALLY.

Because he went to see her twice-once to tell her that he wasn't in love with Penelope and two, that he'd divorce Penny and marry Di. Well, see, that didn't work.....MAINLY BECAUSE THE NEXT MORNING, DIANA SAW THE TWO OF YEHS TOGETHER AFTER THAT DRUNKEN NIGHT OF LOVEMAKING. Yes I'm yelling, but not at Diana, who was trying to move on by going to parties, and even though Miss Penelope sicked her brother Grayson on her, it turned out that he loved her. Oh but the worst (and stupid) part was in the book was the lie (I hope to god it is a lie-I've read the last book a long time ago and I don't remember) she told to the Elder William Schoonmaker, that she was pregnant. PREGNANT, Y'ALL. Henry kept swearing up and down that she's not, and the ending. The ending, when Henry told her that he's leaving to fight for his country, Penelope started calling his name, cryin', not wanting him to go. But he left....so honestly I felt like this was a big 'HA' to her.

Now the Holland Sisters....I've already done Diana, because honestly, just like Lady Edith from Downton Abbey, THIS GIRL NEEDS TO BE HAPPY-AND I DON'T CARE IF IT'S WITH HENRY OR GRAYSON. But Elizabeth-Elizabeth, the girl who ran off with a boy named Will to California, got married, and when he died (got shot), she went back home to No. 17 Gramercy Park to morn him for a bit, then went on the Palm Beach trip, where she and Penelope realized that *dramatic gasp* she's pregnant. Yep, that's right-Miss Elizabeth Holland is pregnant with Will's baby. And even though the Holland family is broke and Penelope shadin' and plottin' over Diana while becoming friends again with Elizabeth, Elizabeth....Elizabeth does something so stupid (to me, at least)....SHE MARRIED MR. SNOWDEN CARINS. LIKE, NO. I noped when I read it in school waiting for my class to start-she didn't love him, she just married him because he bloody proposed to her-AFTER Teddy Cutting proposed to her first. AGAIN. I wanted her with Teddy, not with Snowden-something about him rubbin' me the wrong way, and I don't like it.

And last, but not least, Mrs. Carolina Broad, who honestly needs to hear that Drake song: Started from the bottom now we're here/Started from the bottom now my whole team fuckin' here! Because her chapters in the book had me cheering for her. First, Carolina was hanging out with/the charge of a Mr. Longhorn, who died while she was on the Palm Beach trip. When she came back to New York, everything was taken from her-her jewelry, her clothes, everything. So she goes to Tristan Wrigley, a salesman at Lord & Taylor, to help her find a job...and she did....as Mrs. Tilt's something assistant, but she wasn't happy with that. So she left as soon as she saw Leland Bouchard, the man she's crushing on, and went to a dressmaker to try and get a job there, but she stuck herself with a needle, and so she rested in the cold for a while, until that fateful day when she went back to the New Netherland Hotel, where Mr. Longhorn's will was read, and he gave his home, businesses, real estate, stock and cash to her. And now she's finally able to live the life she wants now, and maybe....just maybe...she can get Leland Bouchard. Just maybe.

I really really loved this book and I really do recommend it!!!

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Book Review: Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth

Allegiant by Veronica Roth
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Good night, Allegiant. Though this was a beautiful ending to a great series that I never, ever thought I'd pick up and read all three books, it was wonderful. From beginning to end, the Divergent Series has now became one of my favorite book series ever. Though I got confused because of the dual perspectives (and honestly, I hated being in Four/Tobias's head. I really did.) I got the hang of it, all the way to the ending, where I know why everyone I told on Instagram that I was reading this book that it was heartbreaking-but honestly I was confused. Really confused. But I thought since this is the last book of the Divergent series, I thought I give my final thoughts on the two dual perspectives.



Tris Prior

Tris Prior....good lord, girl. Throughout Divergent, Insurgent and now Allegiant, you have always been the tough girl, the girl who changed factions-from Abnegaation to Dauntless, stopped Jeanine Matthews and now you're trying to find your place in the New World called Chicago, while trying to figure out your relationship with Four. When you found out that he wasn't Divergent and he got upset about it, you told him you didn't care at all, even though you're Divergent yourself. Sure you still hated your brother Caleb for what he did, betraying you, but in the end you forgave him before you went in that room...and died. Your death was quite shocking to me when I read it, to tell you the truth, and I didn't want you to die. I wanted you to grow up and be with Four forever. But you will be missed, Tris Prior.



Tobias Eaton/Four

Four...Tobias.....YOU SIR, ARE A LITTLE SHIT. I'm sorry to call you that, but in Allegiant...in Allegiant you pissed me off every single time I read your perspective. Because you joined up with Nita and got your stupid ass caught and went to jail (or wherever you went), and in the beginning of the book you joined up with your mother-YOUR BLOODY MAMA-and I don't care if you're her son and you betrayed her in the end (which I felt like was the only good thing you did), YOU MADE ME SO MAD BY DOING THOSE THINGS. And the ending...SON. I CAN'T, DAMMIT, I CAN'T. Now I wanna hug you and call you my cinnamon roll, WHEN I DON'T WANT TO.

I really did love this book (though I yelled at Four throughout the whole entire thing). I don't know if I wanna read the Four novella book (still deciding on it) but one day I will.

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The Novel I'm Working on Wattpad: The Lucky Ones

Even though the book cover sucks (I tried my best) I'm finally writing a novel on wattpad (I know, it took me long enough to do it) and if you wanna read it-click here to read it!!

But honestly, I've been planning this story since last month, when I was bored and something wanted to come out. So I did some story planning, then the characters, then the outline, and then last night I wrote and posted chapter one of this story that was originally called "After Andrew", but then I ended up changing it to The Lucky Ones because After Andrew just didn't sit right with me. 

That's the original book cover (which also sucks-and the first one I did, actually) and I know it's not any better too (though Bradley Cooper came out pretty good). BUT I think I'll introduce the characters in my story:

• Jennifer Love Hewitt as Rebecca Washington
• Kate Winslet as Bethany Mitchell
• Dan Stevens as Morgan Coleman
• Bradley Cooper as Bradford Scott
• Eric Winter as Andrew Crawford
• Amber Heard as Caprice Kelly Crawford
• Jessica Simpson as Olivia Anderson
• Colton Haynes as Trenton "Trent" Kelly