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[princessprefers]

Dying Light 3/?

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Reindeer by a turf-roofed hut on the Brekken to Stugudal road

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Phoenix Flame

Things I liked:

-       I think this book was a great sequel for the first story.  I read the first book last year and I thought it was fun and cute.  Both stories have a different kind of feel than other fantasy novels.  Of course they have some classic fantasy elements but I kind of put them in a new environment for me.  

-   Ive said it a thousand times before and I’ll say it again, I love a happy ending.  I was so excited that this story ended on a positive note.  I love a reunion with family, and I really think Maddie deserved the best.  

Things I didn't like:

-        The characters were are pretty one note to me. They all had clear positions in the story, and they didn't stray very far from what they were designed to be.  

-     Not much suspense in the story as a whole.  It was kind of boring in some parts, and the action wasn't very captivating in others.  And I felt that some of the twists weren't very hard to predict.  

Overall:

-       Overall this book was just another ok book.  The author did kind of set it up so that she could write more.  I don't know if she will but if she does I might consider grabbing the next one.  I think Havenfall and its sequel Phoenix Flame are great introductory books into the fantasy genre.  They are pretty easy to follow and not very hard reads.  If you know any young people who want to start reading fantasy I think they would love these books.  Being an older person I found them to be a little below my reading level, but still kind of good.  They have a simple charm to them cause they are so easy to follow.  

- Rating: 3/5

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Current Read

Phoenix Flame by Sara Holland 

[mandyizzym]

HavenFall.

By Sara Holland.

I would like to thank Bloomsbury Publishing Plc & Sara Holland for my copy of the ARC. Due to this kind gesture, I have decided to leave an honest review.

I absolutely adored Everless so when I was approved for a copy of Havenfall, I got giddy with excitement! I love the way Sara writes and she manages to catch my attention at the start of her books which is really important for me as I tend to lose interest if it doesn't. I struggled with my rating here but I have settled on a modest 3.5 stars!

When all the whispers of the town are directed towards you, it gets lonely trying to escape them but Maddie manages to keep it together because every Summer for 3 months, she gets to escape to the most amazing place ever.. Havenfall. Maddie's uncle Marcus owns an Inn deep in the mountains of Colorado, but it isn't just any old inn of course. Its a place where worlds connect, mingle, trade, but what if the peace is disturbed? Can Maddie help be the new Innkeeper? or will Havenfall.. fall.

I have fell in love with this new series! We have new worlds that absolutely intrigue me. Fiordenkill, a world encased in ice and forst, where animals are big, colourful an beautiful. Palaces of packed snow under amazing auroras and stars. Byrn, a world in ruins of sweltering heat and bad storms due to magic. Their King has built an Oasis behind walls to keep it safe from the storms, but if you live within the walls you can no longer use your magic, except the nomads. Solaria, a tiny seled off world that no one knows hardly anything about. Shapeshifters with advanced technology where mythology surrounding vampires, djinni and demons began. All under a blazing sky. Now tell me whats not to love about this?!

The plot was pretty good, but a little slow. Did you kinda know what was going to happen? A little... but Sara did put in twist an turns that had you second guessing yourself. I have fell in love with the worlds, the reason I haven't given the book any higher than 3.5 stars was due to it only being in the Inn. I seriously hope we get to explore them in the next book.

I did like our characters, even the bad guy! We had our leading lady Maddie, her uncle Marcus and his husband Graylin. Willow and the mysterious Silver Prince. Taya and of course The Heiress. Lastly, our handsome Brekken! I didn't really connect to any of our characters but at the last length of the book I started to a little place in my heart for Taya. Also, I loved our bad guy, like seriously.. I hope he lives up to it.

All in all its worth the reading, I feel it leans into the more younger YA readers but it is still enoyable!

[novavisitor]

Scraggy and Scrafty are officially "the foreskin lizards" in my mind Except oh no I'm starting to like them

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Frozen landscape south of the Stugudalen to Brekken road