The Boy with Fire: A Book Review

This book has everything I could ever want in a YA fantasy. It has an enemies-to-lovers romance between a princess and her guard that's wonderfully slow burn and well written. It has a fascinating POV from the morally-gray king that shows his path to tyranny and madness. And most of all, it has FIRE BENDING. This book basically fulfills my wish of a fire-bending book similar to Avatar: The Last Airbender. The world building, magic system, and religion in this book are so well developed and rich. I don't think I can say enough nice things about this book. I'll definitely be reading its sequel!

Writing Aesthetic/Style: 5
Plot/Movement: 5
Character Development: 5
Overall: 5

Thank you, Aparna Verma and NetGalley, for the ARC!

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Hunt: A Book Review

It's always such a huge pleasure to read Alexandria Warwick's writing. Every sentence is perfection, and this book in particular had so many meaningful and poetic quotes. This series is one of the most underrated series of all time, and I sincerely hope it becomes more and more popular. Everyone needs Alexandria's writing in their life. 

Alexandria has done it again. Her books just keep getting better and better. Hunt is my favorite of the series yet. I can't say too much without spoiling, but we learn so much about Apaay and Ila in this book. They grow so much through their journeys. And the plot just keeps getting thicker with the war and unexpected discoveries. The action is balanced nicely with the character development too. Honestly, this whole book is just perfection. Except the ending was so hard to read. I need the next book. Now. Now. Now. Now. 

Writing Aesthetic/Style: 5
Plot/Movement: 5
Character Development: 5
Overall: 5

Thank you, Alexandria Warwick, for the ARC!

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The Devil Makes Three: A Book Review

This book is a perfect horror story for bibliophiles with its grimoires, a haunted library, and a devil made of ink. The horror was definitely out of my comfort zone, but I still liked reading it and couldn't put it down. The subplots were very well done, and I loved Tess and Eliot as main characters. I didn't fully feel their romance, but it was sweet nonetheless. I liked all the magic, spookiness, and tension too (I think I'll have nightmares about ink and devils for the rest of the week). Some of the plot points and lore about devils seemed a little weak, and I would have loved more characterization and history from the devil to make the ending more meaningful. But overall, I think this book is quite well done. And the cover is gorgeous.

Writing Aesthetic/Style: 5
Plot/Movement: 4
Character Development: 4
Overall: 4

Thank you, Page Street, for the review copy!

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