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The Unhoneymooners

The UnhoneymoonersTitle: The Unhoneymooners
Author: Christina Lauren
Genre: Romance
Spice: 2 / 5
Format: Kindle
Pages: 432
Reason Read: Just Because
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My Thoughts

I really enjoyed reading THE UNHONEYMOONERS. In fact, once I started reading, I couldn’t stop. I loved the tension between the Olivia and Ethan. I loved watching them go from mutual dislike of each other to loving each other. It was a fun, often comedic, romantic ride.

Update: When I read THE UNHONEYMOONERS a second time, I listened to the audiobook. I really loved the narration by Cynthia Farrell, but I really disliked the narration by Deacon Lee. Thankfully, he only read the epilogue.

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The Hollow City

The Hollow CityTitle: The Hollow City
Author: Dan Wells
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Format: Kindle
Pages: 336
Reason Read: Book Club
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My Thoughts

I liked the first two thirds of THE HOLLOW CITY a lot. I couldn’t put the book down. It was such an interesting premise and, just like Michael, I wasn’t sure what was real and what wasn’t. But I’m not sure I liked where the book went in the last third. It got a little too sci-fi-y for my taste. I like sci-fi normally but this seemed like it came out of nowhere.

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Reaper

ReaperTitle: Reaper
Author: Kyra Leigh
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Format: Kindle
Pages: 257
Reason Read: Just Because
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My Thoughts

REAPER wasn’t what I was expecting at all. I thought there would be more paranormal-ness to the story, but it was a very straight forward story about death and dying. To be quite honest, it was really depressing. I’m glad it was such a fast read and I got done with it in two sittings so I didn’t have to stay in the story for very long.

Having lost someone close to me and still not being completely over their death, REAPER was really hard to read. I felt like parts of it were very real looks at death and grief. I’m not sure if that was the author’s purpose, but that’s kind of what I got out of it. Even though I had a hard time, I’m glad I read it. I liked Leigh’s writing style.

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The Paper Magician

The Paper MagicianTitle: The Paper Magician
Author: Charlie N. Holmberg
Series: Paper Magician #1
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Format: Paperback
Pages: 214
Reason Read: Book Club
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My Thoughts

I really enjoyed THE PAPER MAGICIAN. The story was fun, full of adventure, magic, and very unique. I’ve never read a book with this type of magic in it, and I hope we get to explore the other types of magic more in the sequels. I really liked all the origami since it’s one of my favorite hobbies. I even recognized some of the folds Ceony and Emery did.

I adored Emery and can’t wait to see how his relationship with Ceony plays out in the sequels. I did like the protagonist, Ceony, more as the story continued. I also loved Fennel.

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My Lady Jane

My Lady JaneTitle: My Lady Jane
Author: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
Series: Lady Janies #1
Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Young Adult
Spice: 1 / 5
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 414
Reason Read: Just Because
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My Thoughts

MY LADY JANE is awesome! It’s hilarious, fun, and very endearing. I was immediately attached to Jane and G. I liked Edward was well, but I’ll be honest, I was in it for Jane and G. I loved all the nods to pop culture–The Princess Bride, Star Wars, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, etc. I also loved the little bits of history sprinkled in. It makes me want to read more books about the Tudor era. I really wish this particular story was part of a series (rather than the future companion novels about other Janes) because I’d love to read more books with these characters.