iread2dream's reviews
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The book was okay, I guess. I wasn't a fan of the whole "I saw him/her and was mesmerized and when we touched it was electric and I'd never felt like this before." It was giving me "fated mates" vibes which I was not only NOT looking for but actually trying to avoid by not reading anymore fae books.

I'll chalk up my rating as another victim of my reading slump.

Thank you Forever and NetGalley for an eARC. All opinions are my own.

In Fate of the Sun King (book 3 of the Artefacts of Ouranos), we follow Lor as she tries to return to Aphelion's artefact, the Mirror. The Mirror had promised her a gift when she first looked into it. As Lor makes her way, she slowly discovers more about herself, her life and a little bit of her future, and about what her grandmother Serce actually did.

I was not a fan of this book. Let'  start with the dedication and the spoiler in it. It kind of ruined the moment for me because I knew it was coming. The book overall felt like it dragged on, and like we were getting dragged from place to place just to get morsels of information. A lot of it was kind of predictable and at times felt repetitive.

I could've done without all the crying. I get the characters are trying to work through their rough past, but I felt there was too much crying. I also could've done without the attempts at humor. It felt a bit juvenile the way it was done. And lastly, I could've done without all the m-word crap. The romance felt like it was too in-your-face and was kind of annoying, especially with all the ILYs and ILY more.

Having said all that, am I going to read the next book? Most likely yes. It wasn't a bad book, it just wasn't for me.

These two have my heart. I wanted to squeeze them, and I wanted to shake them. I loved Andy's character, his clumsiness and forgetfulness. The way he wanted just to belong somewhere and be and feel loved and have a home. Nick's character made me want to sit with him and have a drink and just talk about and complain about life. I liked the insight the book provided on being queer in the late 50s, especially for men. I'm not a man, and I'm not queer, but it made me think how sometimes it's easy to forget what people before us went through, not just queer people, but also (for example) people of color, women, immigrants.

Thank you Alcove Press and NetGalley for an eARC. All opinions are ky own.

The Only Black Girl in the Room follows Genevieve, a Black woman working as a reporter for a local newspaper. We see her suffering her racist coworkers and their microaggressions (and sometimes not so micro), and not receiving opportunities simply for being Black. When she gets the chance to write a profile of a millionaire CEO, she is reticent to jump at the opportunity given the CEO is her ex.

I enjoyed the voice Genevieve was written in and reading about her emotions and her internal monolgue. I thought the book did a good job at providing a glimpse of what Black women go through not just at work but in their everyday lives, and how they have to contort themselves to make others "feel comfortable."

I enjoyed the romance aspect of it and that the book didn't gloss over the difficulties in Genevieve's and Jude's relationship. I wish the book would've had more of Oliver's involvement since he seemed to have been a huge part of the MCs' lives. I liked that the ending wasn't sappy, especially considering everything Genevieve went through.

I recommend the book for those who like to read will they/won't they, and to read about real life difficulties that people, especially people of color, face.

Thank you Zando and NetGalley for an eARC. All opinions are my own.

Ocean's Godori follows Ocean Yoon, the pilot of a transporter spaceship, Teo, the second son of a powerful corporation, and Haven, an outcast working on the same ship as Ocean.

I really enjoyed seeing all the Korean words sprinkled throughout the book and the cultural references. I especially loved reading about the food. The book was engaging from the beginning. I liked that there were multiple points of view from very different people, and I thought the supporting characters added to the story. I thought the MCs could've been developed more, or that we could've deleted into their minds a little more than just surface thoughts. Sometimes the book felt like it didn't have an entirely clear sense of direction and I wasn't completely invested in the plot. The ending was !!!! and I was not expecting it, but I kind of like it.

I enjoyed the book and recommend it.

The middle part felt like not much was going on. There were a few things that I feel like they didn't add to the story (like a certain person's pining). The very end had a lot of action, but then the end of the book (which I know it's a series...) was kind of blah.

I liked the story but I wanted more drama. The third act break up was kind of weak. I felt like the characters weren't fully fleshed out.