I had some big reading plans for September, and can you really blame me after the great month I had in August?
Unfortunately the weather has been doing some crazy things here and I’ve been suffering a lot of headaches and they’ve been bad. So, I didn’t get a lot of reading done.
Books Read in September
Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff : 4 stars
Kinslayer by Jay Kristoff: 3 stars
Murmur by Emily Israd (kindle): 3 stars
Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas (audiobook reread): 5 stars
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas (audiobook reread): 5 stars
Mini Reviews
Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff : I quite liked this book. The characters were likable and the world intriguing. There was a lot of world building/set up, which was handled well, but I did struggle a bit to keep up as I’m not that familiar with steampunk. Overall a good read, but dense.
Kinslayer by Jay Kristoff: This book had me often asking “why is this here? What is the point of this?” We get an influx of new characters/POVs and they all end up on their own paths. So while the new characters and plot twists were interesting it felt like reading several side quests. I honestly couldn’t tell if the book was still Yukiko’s story (and I liked her plot thread the least). However, the other plot lines were good and how everything came together made it worth the read.
Murmur by Emily Israd: I was sent a copy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review. You can read the full review here (I will put a link here when it’s posted). I quite liked the book. The story was interesting. The characters were fully developed and likable. The friendships were fun and well written. Despite feeling as if a few details were being completely dropped/ignored the whole story and resolution of the mystery were done well.
Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas: This was the book that made me fall in love with the Throne of Glass series. I loved it even more this time around. There was so much character development and the stakes get even higher.
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas: I also loved this book even more this time around and it’s my favorite of the series. Everything really starts to come together in this book. Maas did an excellent job weaving together and balancing all the different character POVs .
Still Reading:
Endsinger by Jay Kristoff
Kingdom of Ruins by D.C. Marino (kindle)
Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco
Summary:
Book(s) I enjoyed the most: Heir of Fire and Queen of Shadows. I am loving Escaping from Houdini.
What was your favorite read of September? Did you read all the books you planned to?