genre: science fiction – Page 2

title: Vicious (The Villains #1)

author: V.E. Schwab

my rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
genre(s): Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adult

my thoughts: under the cut for possible spoilers

Amazing. Seriously I loved this from beginning to end. The story and the characters, I fell in love. These characters were not perfect, yeah they have powers but they were just human. Not perfect but real and I love reading stories with well rounded characters. There were some religious themes due to the upbringing of one of the main characters but this story isn’t necessarily religious or anti-religious in case anyone is concerned (I did see some reviews about that). I’m so excited for the next book in the series and I definitely recommend Vicious.

Finish date: 06/30/18

39. A book that involves a bookstore or library – The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman

Finished 06/02/18

Vampires and werewolves and dragons, oh my! There were also Fae and mechanical monsters. Amazing.

I had a lot of fun reading this book. Twists and turns everywhere, what a ride. I loved the idea behind the Library and I loved that it took place in a library. It reminded me a little of the show The Librarians (and I love that show). You may think all those mythical beings, a little much no? No, it didn’t feel overcrowded with all the different types of characters. The Invisible Library is also a steampunk book and that was fun, I’d never read this genre before and I really enjoyed that aspect. I try not to judge books by their covers but this cover, so pretty! I’ve added this book to my wishlist. I’m looking forward to the rest of the series as well as looking for other books in the steampunk genre.

title: Zodiac (Zodiac #1)

author: Romina Russell

my rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
genre(s): YA, Fantasy, Science Fiction

my thoughts: under the cut for spoilers

Finish date: 05/11/2018

Okay so I rounded up to 3 stars instead of the 2.5 to be generous. I love the cover and that went towards the .5, as well as me wanting to find out how the rest of the series plays out. The love triangle was seriously off putting, I don’t know why I judged this book so harshly. Maybe because I was hoping for more, the plot was intriguing and the side characters interesting but the ending and overall story just fell short of my expectation. The main character could be annoying at times, she went back and forth many times and seemed to be constantly throwing herself a pity party. The book was also a little predictable, of course nobody was going to believe her and of course she wouldn’t triumph at the end, that’s just how it goes.

The plot and setting were interesting. I liked the different take on the Zodiac. I recommend to those who like books with love triangles or don’t mind them.