Hello friends! Here is my last round up for October! I feel very proud that we are only a little over halfway through November and I already have this posted! Yay Me! Sorry a few of these are a little short, I find it hard to say things about books sometimes, especially when they are hard to talk about. Have you read any of these? I would love to hear your thoughts on them!
After The Forest by Kell Woods – 4 Stars This book took me a long time to read not only because I was reading a physical book but also because this was just a slow fantasy. This is kind of a retelling of Hansel and Gretel but follows them when they are adults with a few other folk tales thrown in as well. I really enjoyed this story and recommend picking it up if you are a fan of retellings.
The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall – 3 Stars I was in the mood for some witchy books this month so I picked up this one from Book oF The Month, it was recommended for fans of Gilmore Girls and Practical Magic. While it had elements of those overall it was just kind of a blah story. It follows our main character Sadie who learned at a young age that after she has 4 heartbreaks she will lose her magic. At the beginning of this story Sadie has had 2 and on her way to a third so she is really closed off and not letting people in. I liked the magic in this book but Sadie really bothered me and she felt very immature. I might pick up more from this author as this was a debut but it depends on the subject of any future books.
The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch by Jacqueline Firkins – 3 Stars Ok so I read this one just a couple of weeks ago and already forgot what it was about, I guess a 3 is pretty spot on for that. Imogen has recently been dumped but as with all her relationships it’s not really a surprise. She has known from a young age that she will never be anybody’s first and lives this each time she is broken up with for another woman. Things begin to change as her childhood best friend comes back to town and they pick up their friendship like he never left. Imogen must learn that maybe she never put her self first so how can others put her there as well. I felt this one was more woman’s fiction than romance and I think thats where I struggled with it. I do really enjoy this authors writing so I will be picking up books by them in the future, this one just fell a bit flat for me. Thank you St. Martin’s Press for my gifted copy for review.
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