Review: “Two Dark Reigns” by Kendare Blake

Whew, this book! It’s so freakin’ intense. It made me want to scream and shake some sense in some people. But you know, it was good, and I cannot even imagine what the fourth and final book will hold for this series!

I reread the first book, Three Dark Crowns (the link is to my initial review; in my reread, I ended up bumping my rating from 3 stars to 3.5), so I could progress in the series when Two Dark Reigns released. But I didn’t read the book as quickly as I thought I would, which meant I was foggy on some details. Fortunately, that didn’t stop me from enjoying this book. This review may contain spoilers for the previous 2 books.

Content warning: self-harm (to use in magic), attempted sexual assault

Review: “One Dark Throne” by Kendare Blake

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect going into this book. When I initially read Three Dark Crowns, I rated it 3 stars, but when I reread it in prep for Two Dark Reigns, I bumped my rating by half a star. Can you imagine how I rated One Dark Throne? 😛

Epic Reads Fall Tour: Kendare Blake, Katharine McGee, & Sara Raasch

One of my favorite things to do as a reader is to meet authors. I think we can all relate, right? Living in the U.S., I’m fortunate enough to have authors visit areas around me. I know that’s not the case with many other countries, so I try to go as many author signings as I can. Epic Reads has brought some great authors to my city. In the spring I met Julie Murphy, Becky Albertalli, and Katie Cotugno in a panel-like author visit. This time it was a round-table event, where we all sat in a circle and could talk one-on-one with the author. I like how these feel so personal.

Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors I Read for the First Time in 2016

Yay! So I’m back to regular blogging now that NaNoWriMo is over! I’m currently working on a non-bookish post about my progress with NaNoWriMo and other things so keep an eye out for that soon!

Gosh, guys, I can’t believe it’s December already! I know people say that all the time but seriously, it’s almost Christmas! This makes me both excited and shocked that 2016 went by so quickly. But with the passing of December also comes January and… My birthday! I’ll be 28 in a little over a month. That’s crazy to think about to.

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

Review: “Three Dark Crowns” by Kendare Blake

I was so excited to read this book. The plot and the cover sounded amazing! While I wasn’t wholly disappointed, this book wasn’t as thrilling or captivating as I thought it would be. I thought about giving it 2.5 stars but the ending bumped it up half a star.