Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell

Wednesday, 5 February 2020

The Unbound Empire by Melissa Caruso

Paperback, 505 pages

Published April 25th 2019 by Orbit

Series: Swords and Fire #3

Fantasy Own

Book 2 was great, and sure this book was good, but as a conclusion to the trilogy I wanted more.

I still do not like Zaire, she is too much in your face.

I do like Amalia, she will become a great politician.

I still do not think she and Marcello belongs together, they have zero chemistry

I do still love Kathe, he is awesome, they should totally be together, even if they can not live together.

Gotta find an evil guy and get rid of him.

Hmm, not enough of what made book 2 great.

Still, good, but not really the ending I wanted. I wanted more.

While winter snows keep the Witch Lord Ruven's invading armies at bay, Lady Amalia Cornaro and the fire warlock Zaira attempt to change the fate of mages in the Raverran Empire forever, earning the enmity of those in power who will do anything to keep all magic under tight imperial control. But in the season of the Serene City's great masquerade, Ruven executes a devastating surprise strike at the heart of the Empire - and at everything Amalia holds most dear.

To stand a chance of defeating Ruven, Amalia and Zaira must face their worst nightmares, expose their deepest secrets, and unleash Zaira's most devastating fire

Tuesday, 4 February 2020

TMST

Tell Me Something Tuesday is a weekly discussion post on Rainy Day Ramblings where Rainy discuss a wide range of topics from books to blogging. Weigh in and join the conversation by adding your thoughts in the comments. If you want to do your own post, grab the question and answer it on your blog.

February 4th: Do you take advantage of free chapter previews?

Nope.

Maybe I should, I mean a lot of times I know already from page 1 that it is a no go, so a free chapter preview would help. But, I do not know, it sort of feels like cheating. I just want to buy a book and hate or love it.

But I SHOULD check them out. Cos it sucks when you buy a book and then by page 2 you are already bored.

But then where is that free chapter? At the best part? Cos I want the beginning to see if I can slog through or not

Monday, 3 February 2020

Carole's Monday: Have my baby by Taryn Quinn

Author: Taryn Quinn

Title: Have My Baby

(Crescent Cove #1)

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Format: ebook

Pages: 288

Published: September 25th 2017

Where I Got It: My shelf (Amazon freebie)

Have my baby.

That was what my single dad best friend Seth said to me while I was waitressing at the diner.

His little girl wants a sibling. But Seth is a workaholic millionaire and doesn't have time to meet someone.

Someone who won't screw him over, like his kid's mother.

Only problem is this someone has secretly been in love with him since high school. I've been hiding it forever, not wanting to risk our friendship.

Sleeping with him is my biggest fantasy. And I've fantasized plenty, being a virgin. Another thing he doesn't know.

Now I have to make the biggest decision of my life.

Is having a no strings attached affair just to make a baby better than never having him at all?

You know how I love my Amazon freebies ;)

The story follows Seth and Ally. The two have been friends since High School. Years have passed and they are still friends. However, Ally hasn't done much with her life because she was taking care of her sick mom while Seth married, had a baby, and divorced. Seth wants another baby and the only woman he trusts is Ally. So...why not ask her to have his baby?

Okay SETH. I wanna smack you a million times. You are a dummy. BIG dummy. First off...your reasons for wanting a baby is stupid. "My kid wants a sibling". OKAY. That is not enough of a reason to bring a baby into the world and possibly ruin your years-long friendship with Ally. Also, how could you NOT see Ally loves you and you love her????? Ugh!!!!

And you Ally. You are just as blind as Seth. You guys love each other darnit! *shakes fist* And why don't you talk to him and tell him how he is making you feel!!!!!!! UGHHHHHHHH

I had many issues at the beginning and I could NOT stand Seth and his dumb reasons for asking Ally to carry his baby. Adopt a baby if you wanna spend that much money. Sighs. BUT things did get a wee bit better as the story went along. Yes, I am still shocked! There was a lot of skimming until about 80% of the book when real feelings and complexities started pouring out. FINALLY. This is what I wanted from these two.

Overall, this was a rough book at first. I had so many issues, I stuck through and the last chunk was really good. Not sure if I wanna read book 2 though....but I am curious about Sage. She was interesting. I'll give this 2 stars.