Review: Jade City

Jade City by Fonda Lee
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received a Kindle edition of this book through a Goodreads Giveaway.

I do not know where to start with this one. I did not really get into this book until the 30(ish)% mark. Even then it was a little bit of a struggle to keep going at times. I am one of those people who cannot leave a book unfinished, so I kept pushing to the end. I held hope that the book would dazzle me, but it never did. At times, I felt like I read about 50 or so pages and the plot never moved forward in any significant way. I still may give the next book a shot to see what happens to Anden.

I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2018 - A book with your favorite color in the title.

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Review: To the Nines

To the Nines by Janet Evanovich
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was my first Janet Evanovich book. Two of my aunts rave about her books, so when the opportunity presented itself with the reading challenge, I decided to give this series a try. I actually had to stop reading this at work and only read it at home. It was too funny. I absolutely loved this book and I will definitely be reading the other books later.

I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2018 - A bestseller from the year you graduated high school.

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Review: Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables by Aesop
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I do not recommend reading Aesop cover to cover like a regular novel. This book is better to be read in small sittings. Reading it in long sittings makes it extremely boring and repetitive.

The rest of this review pertains to the Kindle edition I read. This edition needs some editorial corrections. The last line of a few of the fables were turned into titles. One of the fables including the title was put into the previous fable. The title line actually became a line like the normal font.

After finally reaching the last fable and reading through a little of Aesop's history, I find myself staring at a preface. Yes, the preface is in the BACK of the book where I no longer have the motivation to continue. I am one of those people who absolutely cannot leave a book unfinished, so I worked my way through the preface.

In the preface, there are quotes from an Aesop imitator. Unfortunately, the quotes are all in Latin with no translation of said Latin anywhere. I didn't even have the motivation to use Google Translate to find out what the quotes actually meant. I ended up skimming the preface. I really just wanted the never ending book to end.

I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2018 - An allegory.


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Review: Dark Harvest

Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I'm absolutely stunned. I was not really sure what to expect with this book, but I was pleasantly surprised. This is probably one of the better books I've read this year. It's rather difficult to explain what I liked about this book without giving away spoilers, so let's just leave it at: READ IT!


I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2018 - A book or set on Halloween.


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Review: Provider Prime: Alien Legacy

Provider Prime: Alien Legacy by John Vassar
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received a Kindle edition of this book through a Goodreads Giveaway.

I'm still fairly new to the sci-fi genre. This book was difficult for me to get into. At times this book was interesting; at others, it was really difficult to stay focused on the story. Lee's "relationship" with Rayna was a bit much. The premise had awesome potential, but the execution was a little disappointing.

While this book seemed to take forever to get through, I am not giving up on sci-fi yet!

I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2018 - A book with alliteration in the title.



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Review: Song of a Captive Bird

Song of a Captive Bird by Jasmin Darznik
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a historical fiction based on Forugh Farrokhzad's life. This book provided glimpse into Iran as a country. There were moments where the story just seemed to stand still, but overall it was a fast moving story.

I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2018 - A book about feminism.


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Review: Before the Storm

Before the Storm by Christie Golden
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Overall this was a great read, however, I feel like I should have read War Crimes first. There are so many references to it. When I started playing World of Warcraft, I did not read as much as I do now and I was already behind in Warcraft lore (needless to say I am still far behind). If you are going to read this book, it may be a good idea to read War Crimes first.

When I finish the PopSugar reading challenge, I will go back and read War Crimes just to make sure all of the pieces and references come together. In the meantime, this book still kept me on my seat. I started at 32% today (well yesterday I suppose since I finished after midnight) and finished the rest in practically one sitting. That whole real life thing interrupted me a few times.

I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2018 - A book with a song lyric in the title.

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