Rating: 2/5

Read: July 11th, 2017

I didn’t hate this book, don’t get me wrong. It just bored me to death.

I wasn’t sure where I sat with this series. I really enjoyed ACOTAR, was bored with ACOMAF but still enjoyed it, and was really bored with this one but at times enjoyed it. The struggles.



When I was reading this I had no idea it was the last in the series (that the other additional coming books were going to be a spin-off.) I think if I knew that, I would’ve payed a lot more attention to this book and its ending. Oops!

Not gonna lie, I was so happy to see this was the last book though, now I don’t have to worry about continuing on with the series.



The characters to me were just not great, I didn’t really connect with them like I wanted too. I liked the main relationship within the series, but not even enough to ship it like a crazy person (like I normally would).

This book was 700 pages too long, monster length for too much blah blah I just wasn’t interested in. I’m glad to say goodbye to this series.

All-in-all, I enjoyed the ACOTAR series, but it just wasn’t great to me. Definitely love the ToG series alotttt more! 

Rating: 3/5

Read: July 6th, 2017

Sooo, I have always disliked Tamlin, from the moment we met him in the first book, I just didn’t like him. And now, let me tell you, that was changed… because now I hate the guy, and cannot stand him!

Uh, the amount of manipulation, power, and the hold he had over Feyre was disgusting.

I am definitely not one to really talk about the issues in books that a lot of people have these days, because I often overlook them and, you know, just try to actually enjoy the book I’m reading, without constantly looking for flaws.

Anyway, that’s a whole other topic I’d like to do a post on. BUT back to Tamlin. The amount of hideous male dominance, and lack of respect for women that he was just disgusted me. I hope he gets what he deserves.

Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever hated a character more, and he isn’t even technically the huge “villain” in the series, that you’re normally meant to hate.

Anyway, this review was basically about Tamlin because although the book was very long, and you’d think I’d then have alot to talk about, I dont.

I enjoyed ACOMAF, definitely didn’t love it, it’s definitely not ToG yet. However, I am very excited to read the next book, because it seems to be setting up to something awesome!

It was fun to see how the bond between Feyre and Rhys grew throughout this book, but other than that, I honestly feel like not a lot happened.

All-in-all, this was a great book, and I will be continuing on with the series (even though I wasn’t sure I’d ever get around to this one! haha)

Rating: 3/5

Read: June 29th, 2017

Welllll, this book was a little different to the other 4.

I just didn’t really enjoy this book very much, which is soooo disappointing!
I mean, I did like it, but it was a huge let down after the last 4 books, especially its predecessor, Queen of Shadows, which was so good!

I found myself skimming a lot of the scenes that didn’t have much dialogue because, well, they just weren’t relevant. I honestly think this book could’ve not existed, and the series could’ve just ended with a different 5th book.

One of my favourite aspects of this series is the characters, and even they couldn’t redeem this book for me. In fact, I really didn’t like any characters in this book.
I have no idea what happened to them all? But um, they aren’t the ones I love, come back please?
I also feel like a lot of this book was focused on Elide, and that kind of sucked. Although interesting, I found maybe 30% of the book to actually be about our “main” characters.

Oh, and literally the ONLY scenes (well most of them) that Aelin and Rowan were in, were eh, gross love scenes. Like, where did the adventure and bad-ass team go? uh.

Anyway, although it seems like I’m bashing the entire book, I did like it, it was just plain weird. It almost felt like it was a completely different series? Oh, I don’t know, I’m confused haha. Don’t even know what to think of this.

Now to wait for the next book, which is a confusion in itself, you’ll know what I’m talking about if you’re up to date with this series! But for now, I’m so happy I can read something other than marathoning this series! (even if it has been good!)

Rating: 4/5

Read: June 24th, 2017

{I finished this book at 2am, so bare with me if this review is a little all over the place!}

City of Heavenly Fire, omg I have finally finished The Mortal Instruments series, after years! I kind of actually cant believe it, haha!

I started this series when I was 15, now that is crazy to think about!

Looking back at my reviews of the first few books I realised (and remembered) how much trouble I had with connecting to the characters. But in the last 3 books, I absolutely fell in love with the characters! They are now some of my favourites ever, and I won’t be forgetting them anytime soon.

At first, I really disliked Clary, she was just so whiny and annoying, but her character development was amazing. She really grew up throughout the series, and became who she truly is.

Jace also annoyed me at the beginning of the series (much less than Clary, though), however after the whole Sebastian ordeal, he also really changed his mind set and become so strong.

As for Izzy, Simon, Alec and Magnus, I just love them to bits, and they were brilliant characters throughout the whole series. I’m so glad we got to see more of them towards the end of the series.

This was a really good ending to the series, I really enjoyed how it wrapped up, and where our characters left off.

Although I found some parts of this book to lag a little, that was probably because I just wanted to finish it so badly! I definitely did not love it as much as Lost Souls, but it was still fantastic!

Also, the Tessa cameo, ahhh, I lived for that!

It honestly amazes me how Cassandra Clare’s books all fit together in this world that she created! Authors are truly brilliant in what they have the ability to come up with.

Order of TMI books from fav to least fav:
1. City of Lost Souls
2. City of Fallen Angels
3. City of Heavenly Fire
4. City of Glass
5. City of Ashes
6. City of Bones

Rating: 5/5

Read: June 19th, 2017

City of Lost Souls was so good! I loved it!

I honestly think not much happened in this book, in terms of action and craziness, but that was 100% okay, because I loved just reading about the characters and their interactions instead.

This book was well over 500 pages, and I read it faster than I’ve read any book this year, including 200-300 page books. I’m actually thinking I was possessed (if you’ve read this book you’ll get the humour in that) whilst reading it, because how I read a 500+ page book in a few days is beyond me.

Especially Cassandra Clare books which I usually drag out over weeks or even months. Anyway, my shock is over, lets get into the review.

The characters were definitely my favourite part of this book. I just loved their interaction, the humour of Clare’s writing, and the way in which they all loved each other so much, which you could so clearly tell when reading it.

Whilst reading this it made me realise just how different the TV Show’s characters are from the book. Honestly, the only decent character on the show is Simon, and maybe Magnus. The rest, are absolutely nothing like the book characters in my opinion.

Also side note: I have nothing but respect for Kat McNamara, but casting her as Clary was one of the worst decisions on TV that I’ve seen in a long time. Sorry.

I loved the Sebastian aspect of this book, I by no means am on his side, which I think some people are by reading some reviews. But, I think he is such an interesting character that I can’t wait to explore further in the next book.

The whole plot of CoLS was very much the same the entire way through, nothing really changed, we just got to see how the characters tried to figure out a solution to the problem, which I surprisingly didn’t find boring in the slightest. I think thats a testament to Cassandra’s fabulous writing.

Cannot wait to read City of Heavenly Fire and finally say I’ve read this series!!!

Rating: 4.5/5

Read: June 12th, 2017

P.S I Still Love You, the brilliant sequel to its equally brilliant predecessor To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before.

Oh how this series holds a special place in my heart, ever since I read the first page of the first book, I knew it was going straight to my favourites shelf.

This book did not disappoint! It constantly amazes me how vividly I can see these books and the amazing characters lives playing out in my mind.

I am so glad a third book was added to this original duo logy, because woaw, I need more after that ending! I feel so sorry for anyone who read this when it came out and thought it was the end!

Once again, the I really enjoyed reading about the Korean heritage and aspect of this book, it just adds so much to the characters, and really helps them to come to life.

The characters in this book are some of my favourite characters I have ever read about, I just love them. From the family dynamic, to the relationships between friends, and romantic relationships, everything is just so fantastic.

Lara Jean really grew up between the first book and this one, I loved seeing her growth as a character, and also how much she is still like me.

I cannot wait to read Jenny Han’s other series, if it’s anything like this, I’ll love it. I am really enjoying her writing style.

Now to get my hands on the third book before my withdrawals get too big…

Wish me luck. 

Rating: 3/5

Read: June 6th, 2017

Sooooo yes bad me watched the TV show before reading the book… I’m not sure if I would’ve rather done it the other way around, but oh well. Haha

I feel as if I can’t truly decide what I think of this book, or judge it properly because I had the TV show in my head the entire time. Which did make for some great visuals, but intern made it really hard to see the book as a book. You know?

“But you can’t get away from yourself. You can’t decide not to see yourself anymore. You can’t decide to turn off the noise in your head.”

Anyway, I quite enjoyed this book. It was ridiculously close to the TV show, showing that the program was a very faithful adaptation.

I love the concept (as sad as it is) of this novel because it is something that needs to be talked about, and it is done in a very unique and different way.

“You can’t go back to how things were. How you thought they were. All you really have is…now.”

I’m honestly struggling so bad right now to come up with things to write about the book, because the show is just stuck in my head, oops.

The characters were much more developed, and I felt a lot more for them, in the show as you would with 13 episodes compared to 288 pages… However, I did really enjoy Hannah and Clay in the book, especially.

“Everything…affects everything”

I’m sorry this review is pretty terrible because 1. I’m super tired and 2. I just really don’t have much to say without talking about the TV show the whole time.

Rating: 5/5

Read: ? May, 2017

“If you’re a monster, I’m a monster.”

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Queen of Shadows, ohhh myyyy gods!

This was the best book I have read in a long time.
It was just that good it went straight onto the favourites shelf.

Before I say anything else, I’ll say my order of least favourite, to favourite, for this series (so far) definitely goes in order of publication.

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“She looked at them, at the three males who meant everything—more than everything. Then she smiled with every last shred of courage, of desperation, of hope for the glimmer of that glorious future. “Let’s go rattle the stars.”

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Everything about this book was perfect. The action scenes were incredible! The characters, I fell in love with more than I already had, which I didn’t know was possible. The setting was so vivid. Ahh, literally everything was amazing.

I cannot fault this book.

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“Sometimes there won’t be a right choice, just the best of several bad options.”

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I cannot even really put into words how fantastic every aspect of this book was, but the two highlights for me were definitely the characters, and the action scenes.

The action in this book was unlike any I’ve ever read before, it was constant, thrilling and always kept me on my toes (and my heart quite literally pounding). In the rare occasion that there was no action, the characters and their interaction provided 100% satisfaction for me. I love them.

I’m afraid I have fallen in seriously deep for these characters and I constantly fear for their lives, as well as for my heart if one of them were to get hurt (which lets be real, happens every two seconds) or worse, dies. *cries*

Even the Manon scenes, which slightly annoyed me in the previous instalments, I loved this time around. Also the eventual convergence of the two story lines was epic!

I may or may not have a serious case of fictional character best friends, and sadness that these beauties are not actually real (hey, Rowan, I’m talking to you.)

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“You make me want to live, Rowan. Not survive; not exist. Live.”

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The fact that this book was 650 pages, and I did not get bored, not once, was a serious testament to Sarah J. Maas’s incredible writing. I mean, I’m not one to like long books, in fact I used to loath them, but I definitely think that perspective is changing drastically.

QoS was so long, but felt exactly right, as if, if it were missing even one chapter or scene that was in it, it wouldn’t have felt whole. 

As you can tell, I adored this book, and cannot wait to read Empire of Storms !
Bring it on Sarah J. Maas, lets see how much more my heart can take.

P.S: I can’t tell if this review, or the book was longer at this point… Sorry for the long review, but I had to get all the feels out! XXX

Rating: 4/5

Read: April 29th, 2017

“There is no magic cure, no making it all go away forever. There are only small steps upwards; an easier day, an unexpected laugh, a mirror that doesn’t matter anymore”

Paperweight is my second book of its kind, and I really enjoyed it!

This novel in particular, was so different than the usual book, as it took place in a treatment facility. I found this to be unique, and so interesting to read about.

Once again, a very accurate portrayal of eating disorders. However, I didn’t feel quite as connected to it as Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson, that’s only because Stevie’s (our main character in Paperweight) journey was very different to mine.

“Yes, the illness took away. It clawed at family and time and the very beating of our hearts”

One thing I really liked about this book was the connection between therapist and patient. It was great to see how that relationship was created, and how it progressed throughout the novel. I loved seeing the positive changes in Stevie, along with how she struggled with those changes.

“You are a Soul with a Body, Not a Body with a Soul!”

Honestly, I can’t really think of much else to say, just because the whole book didn’t really move anywhere plot wise, but rather was just a short kind-of telling of Stevie’s journey in the treatment centre.

I am by no means saying that the book was boring, because it wasn’t. It was just more exploratory of one issue in a way, rather than disasters/drama happening at every turn.

Rating: 4/5

Read: April 24th, 2017

“In one aspect, yes, I believe in ghosts, but we create them. We haunt ourselves.”

Wintergirls was a fantastic, poignant, and raw story.

I commend Anderson for her brutally honest portrayal of eating disorders, the fact that there was zero glorification of the mental illness, at all, in this book was also so significant.

Along with that, Wintergirls also dealt with self harm, and inner demons. I found the erratic and almost poetic writing to be so true to what someone going through all these things would be hearing and feeling in their mind.

It was brilliantly executed.

“There is no magic cure, no making it all go away forever. There are only small steps upward; an easier day, an unexpected laugh, a mirror that doesn’t matter anymore.”

Our main character Lia, I related to greatly at times throughout the book, and at other times she went through things that luckily I haven’t ever experienced. She was a fantastic protagonist, written so well that the reader can really feel what she is going through and how significantly she’s struggling to deal with it all.

Cassie was also a very important figure in the story, who I found quite fascinating, she plays a very large part in Lia’s struggles, and it was interesting to see just how much Cassie affected her.

Another thing I found really great, and refreshing, about this book was that there was no romance, basically at all. That really allowed the true topic of the novel to shine through, be completely encompassed and explored without the added pressure of a pointless romance.

“I am angry that I starved my brain and that I sat shivering in my bed at night instead of dancing or reading poetry or eating ice cream or kissing a boy…”

This truly was a fantastic story, and although I have dealt with this issue before, I didn’t find myself falling into Lia’s mindset, but rather saw it as a more educational story, and just that, a story to be told and heard.

Please, if you have dealt, or are dealing with some of the issues discussed in this book, make sure you are in a good, healthy state of mind before reading it, and I’d say do not read it if you are easily triggered, etc. Because even though I was fine reading it, I cannot say that this will be the same for other people.

Evaluate yourself, and make sure you are able to take in something so raw, be honest, and do what is best for you.

In every part of life.

Be strong. Be happy. Be you.