Fictional Places I’d Take a Date To| Top 5 Wednesday

Top 5 Wednesday is a weekly meme, GoodReads group here with all the topics + discussion!
This week’s topic is: Fictional places you’d take a date

 

1) Velaris 

Imagine taking your date to freaking Velaris?! How romantic and amazing would that be!
City of Starlight, what could be better?

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2) Cabeswater

I would love to explore Cabeswater like the gang does. And who better to take with you than a date? It’d be a fun, magical date for sure!

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3) The Galaxy from Star Wars

Flying around the galaxy with your love? How amazing would that be!
Possibilities are endless, it’d be a great adventure with no dull moments.

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4) Asgard

I have always loved the Thor films. And thought Asgard looked pretty damn amazing. It’d be a beautiful location for a date! (Be even better if the date was Loki *swoon*)

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5) Narnia

Narnia has always looked like paradise to me, ever since I was a kid I wished I could be whisked away to Narnia. Imagine going for a romantic walk through Narnia, it would be so lovely. Plus talking animals!! Bliss.

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Greek Gods Book Tag

The Rules:

Pingback to Zuky here so she can read all your posts!

You can use the graphics Zuky provides, but you don’t have to

Tag as many people as you want, but spread the love!

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Onto the questions – I couldn’t help myself but give multiple answers for some.
There are too many good books!!

ZEUS: KING OF THE GODS – MY FAVOURITE BOOK

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

HERA: QUEEN OF THE GODS – A BADASS FEMALE CHARACTER

Ahh, so many! Vin from Mistborn is one of my faves!

JANUS: GOD OF BEGINNINGS – MY FAVOURITE DEBUT(S)

Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas, Elantris by Brandon Sanderson & a recent one: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

ATHENA: GODDESS OF WISDOM – MY FAVORITE NONFICTION BOOK

The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher

APHRODITE: GODDESS OF LOVE – A BOOK I ADORE AND RECOMMEND EVERYONE READ

Sooo many! Warbreaker, The Final Empire, The Black Prism

HADES: GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD – AN EVIL BOOK I WISH DIDN’T EXIST

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte – Honestly, I hated this book so much I cannot even put it into words. I don’t know why it was so bad to me. I just didn’t like a single word of it. It’s beyond overrated IMO.

POSEIDON: GOD OF THE SEA & EARTHQUAKES – A BEAUTIFUL & GROUND-BREAKING BOOK

I have a couple:
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas! – My god, this book was amazing and the cover is absolutely stunning.
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor – Another amazing book with a gorgeous cover!

APOLLO: GOD OF THE ARTS – A BEAUTIFUL BOOK COVER

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
Vintage Classic edition of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

HYPNOS: GOD OF SLEEP – A BOOK SO BORING I ALMOST FELL ASLEEP

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte + The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain; these are two of my most hated books. They’re beyond boring.

HERMES: MESSENGER OF THE GODS – A BOOK I SPED THROUGH

I have so many:
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
Simon Vs the Homosapien’s agenda by Becky Albertali
Spellslinger by Sebastien De Castell (Audiobook)
Just to name a few or I will go on forever…

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I tag:
Bry @Goddess of Books
Kimmy @Kimothy Wish
Ariel @Waves of Pages
Hannah @Books, Life and Other Oddities 
Nox @Nox Reads
Cerys @Browsing For Books

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Love Interests I Would Ditch!| Top 5 Wednesday

Top 5 Wednesday is a weekly meme, GoodReads group here with all the topics + discussion!
This week’s topic is: Love Interests I Would Have Broken Up With

*Warning* There WILL be Spoilers. No major plot spoiler will be included but if you count relationship/love interests to be spoiler avoid*

 

Aedion – Throne of Glass

I was okay with Lysandra + Aedion, prior to Kingdom of Ash. I was never a diehard fan of Aedion or Lysandra so them being shipped together was just meh for me. However, after reading the final book in the series, I have some strong opinion about Aedion. He’s awful and such an ass to Lysandra. I refuse to believe she’d forgive him. Nope, nope, NOPE! Treated her like trash and it is unforgivable, in my opinion

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Manon – Throne of Glass

Manon and Dorian have a weird relationship. It’s not one I’ve ever been able to get behind. I hated Manon up until the last book, where she became  a better person and more tolerable. However, I will never ship her with my baby Dorian and I honestly don’t understand them together?? They’re SO mismatched…

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Cal – Red Queen

Oh my god, this dude. Why Mare kept going back to him, I’ll never know. I got so fed up of this series I never read the last book. I honestly do not care but Mare should’ve dumped Cal from the beginning! #TeamMaven

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Literally, everyone from Wuthering Heights

Every love interest in this book is toxic and awful. I honestly don’t understand any of them, I’d ditched them all. They’re all terrible people and not even in a likeable way.

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Paul – A Thousand Pieces of You

I don’t like Paul. I cannot go into this without spoiling the plot. Even so, there isn’t much basis for why I don’t like Paul. I simply do not take to him. There’s a love-triangle kinda thing going on and I preferred the other guy, Theo.

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Who are some love interests you’d ditch? Comment below!

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Review: The Wicked King by Holly Black | Underwhelmed?!

 

Hey guys!
It has been ages, I know! This month has been bad for me healthwise + reading-wise. So not a lot to post about. I haven’t been blogging consistently due to having flu and uni work. Hopefully, now I can get back into the swing of it!

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Synopsis:
You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.

The first lesson is to make yourself strong.

After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.

When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.

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Plot:
Ok so, I didn’t reread The Cruel Prince and it had been an age since I’d read it when this came. However, I decided I wasn’t going to reread and jump straight into this. I don’t regret not rereading, I think if I did reread The Cruel Prince, I wouldn’t rate it as high as when I first read it. It was pretty unmemorable and I had to read a recap before starting The Wicked King.

As for The Wicked King, plot-wise??? I feel like nothing exciting or interesting happened? Everyone was raving and screaming over how amazing this whole book was and throughout the entirety of it. I don’t feel like there was much of a plot, it’s literally just Jude running court. It wasn’t overly fun to read about, it was just ok. Through all of it I was like meh?? When is it going to get good? – Answer: the last 100 pages.

I didn’t find it hard to read, it wasn’t something I kept reaching for though. I wasn’t gripped or invested. It was just okay. In my opinion: this book was way overhyped. Which is why I was left disappointed. My expectations were too high and ultimately it failed.

Characters:
Jude: She was okay, nothing remarkable, nothing terrible. I find Jude fairly likeable and I do like reading from her perspective. That being said, she’s so average that she’s unmemorable. Kinda like the whole book + series.

Cardan: He was less of an ass in this one and more likeable. There wasn’t much Jude/Cardan romantic-relationship wise, I don’t know why everyone was screaming. Again, he’s unmemorable.

Rating: 3 Stars

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Nostalgic Ships| Top 5 Wednesday

Top 5 Wednesday is a weekly meme, GoodReads group here with all the topics + discussion!
This week’s topic is: Nostalgic Ships

I’m going to keep to strictly books, or this list will be endless. I wasn’t a reader as a kid, at all. I didn’t start enjoying reading til I was in my teens and wouldn’t say I become an avid reader til probably 2017. So, some of these are fairly ‘recent’ by some peoples standards!

1) Lyra + Will – His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

I think, the first fantasy books I read and will forever have a place in my heart. So will Lyra + Will. If you’ve read these then you’ll understand my heart ache. Won’t giveaway spoilers though. But their relationship- *sheds tear*

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2) Katsa + Po – Graceling by Kristin Cashore

One of the first series I read because of BookTube! I would love to reread these books, so wish there were more of them! I love Kat + Po, so adorable!
It has been a while since I read Graceling, definitely due a reread, but I remember swooning over Katsa + Po fondly!

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3) Percy and Annabeth – Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan

Percy and Annabeth are such an adorable couple. I’m glad their relationship didn’t take over the series but it was still a lovely touch!

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4) Jon Snow + Ygritte – A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin

Weirdly, one of the first fantasy series I ever read was A Song of Ice and Fire, talk about jumping in the deep end?! I was like 16!!? Loved it but damn.
There’s a lot of ships I could’ve picked but the one that always touched me the most is Jon + Ygritte.

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5) Hanna + Nik – Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Sequel to Illuminae, I could’ve gone with Kady + Ezra but Gemina I liked better, as far as I can remember, I preferred Hanna + Nik also. Though I don’t remember much, need to reread asap, I shipped them hard.

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Let me know some of your Nostalgic Ships! Comment below, I’d love to know!

 

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Monthly Wrap Up | January 2019

Hey guys! I’m so sorry I haven’t been active lately!
January has been the longest month ever! A new semester of uni started for me and I’m trying to get back into the swing of things after having 6 weeks off. It’s fair to say I am tired as hell! And I’m still in a bit of a reading slump. *sigh* Didn’t read as much as I wanted but oh well. I have a lot of reading to do for uni, so unfortunately, pleasure reading takes the backseat.

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This first book I finished was *The Girl King by Mimi Yu.
I was lucky enough to be sent an arc and be apart of the blog tour for this! It wasn’t as good as I expected but it was still enjoyable!

Rating: 3 Stars
Review here!

 

 

 

 

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The next book I finished was an audiobook: Cinder by Marissa Meyer.
I didn’t expect to enjoy this as much as I did, it really surprised me! I cannot wait to continue the series. Sadly, I have to wait for the next audiobook to become available at my library. *sigh*
Rating: 4 Stars
Review here!

 

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Next, I finished The Wicked King by Holly Black. I fully expected to devour this and love it. It was so hyped I couldn’t wait to get stuck in. But, unfortunately, I didn’t find it all the great. It definitely wasn’t bad but it wasn’t amazing.

Rating: 3 Stars
Review coming soon!

 

 

 

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The last book I finished was for uni and it was The Psychopathology of Everyday Life by Sigmund Freud. I study English Literature, however, I did a bit of psychology in college but I have yet to find out its relevance to English Lit. Guess I’ll have to wait for my lectures!
It was just ok. It was interesting in parts but quite rambly. It’s a book of examples, too many examples to prove each point. I got sick of it by the end.

 

 

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Favourite book of the month: Cinder By Marissa Meyer!

What was your favourite read in January? Comment below!

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