#laureeve

[sleepy-bookworm]

Trying to decide on what book I should read next... •The Graces by Laure Eve •Warrior Of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller •Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard* •A Court Of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas* *rereads . . . . #books #bookstagram #thegraces #laureeve #warriorofthewild #tricialevenseller #redqueen #victoriaaveyard #acourtofwingsandruin #sarahjmaas https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz1f8pSAYk6/?igshid=1x1470jal1j96

[pepperbonbon]

"Everyone said the were witches. I desperately wanted to believe it." ✨ Opening line of The Graces... a few words... simple... but enough to get you hooked from the start! ✨ I devoured this book on a rainy Sunday afternoon... it was perfect for that sort of day! ✨ It's a story about a seemingly normal girl who befriends an eccentric family of witches... or atleast that's what the town think they are! ✨ This book is filled with mystery, magic and intrigue... there were plenty of twists and turns throughout and whilst I thought I had the plot sussed quite early on... I didn't! ✨ I had assumed this was a standalone... and so I was worried as I approached the end as I felt like I didn't have enough book left... that said, it isn't a huge cliffhanger ending, just the right amount of tease to make you want the next book! ✨ A fun, young and magical read... would recommend if you like a bit of witchery and teen angst in your life... if you're old like me - I do quite like to be transported back to those turbulent years every now and again! ✨ An entertaining ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 stars! ✨ #thegraces #laureeve #witches #bookreview

[sleepy-bookworm]

Library books💗 . These four books are due back in a few days. I’d be re-reading Daughter of the Burning City, but The Lonely Dead, Scion of the Fox, and The Graces are all books I haven’t yet read. . I’m actually super excited for The Lonely Dead because the main character has my name!!!!!! 😍🥰 . . . . #librarybooks #librarybook #daughteroftheburningcity #amandafoody #scionofthefox #smbeiko #thegraces #laureeve #aprilhenry #thelonelydead #books #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/By1DdJ0ACAE/?igshid=rffjl82m7z60

[mythos05reviews]

Rating: 1/5 stars

Possible spoilers: For a very vague review. I really tried to like this book but couldn't bring myself to like it.

Summary: Our main character, River is obsessed with the Grace family that has a complicated history. She is in love with Fenrin Grace who's supposed to be the most attractive guy at school. He also has two sisters, Summer & Thalia Grace. Summer is goth meanwhile Thalia is both beautiful and untouchable. River wants to be a part of their group but knows that they tend to switch friends rather quickly.

My problems with these books are:

1) This book is the Walmart version of Twilight. Twilight was more enjoyable because I could actually find enjoyable moments within all that mess.

2) We have an all-white cast with one token, possibly a South Asian character. I wasn't really sure what her ethnicity was. All the characters are either problematic or show no growth throughout the book. Thalia has no other interesting character traits other than how she dresses. Summer is transparent. She doesn't hide anything and just tells River everything. Fenrin is only shown as unattainable and hot. It is stated that he is possibly bisexual, but this is used to show how the other characters are biphobic/queerphobic. Trigger Warning: From River to Fenrin's own mother, they both use the word "disgusting" to describe Fenrin. River because of Fenrin kissing another boy. His mother likely called him that for the same reasons. This was a breaking point and they almost immediately dropped it. 

3) River is practically obsessed with the Graces. This is shown through their thoughts and is a recurring problem as they can be creepy and borderline stalker-like. We learn that River isn't her real name. She does everything she can in order to become a different person. She does so in order to please others. Specifically, people she doesn't even know well. She is constantly putting other girls down. From judging their mannerisms to how much lip gloss they have on. Again, I know sometimes you can read a book and not like the main character, but she has no redeeming qualities, and this affects all the other characters, who barely have a personality.

4) SO MANY TROPES THAT I DESPISE. I can usually excuse tropes I dislike. I'm not like other girls' tropes, using diverse characters to give other characters "development", "mean girl" status, etc. All these tropes combined can only make a mess of a book. Perhaps they would work with a better set of characters, but the current set is not worth reading. In addition, the writing isn't that good either. It's a rather slow story and there are parts where you feel as if the problem was just added to create drama or some form of plot which there was none of.

5) I skimmed the book all the way to the end. Without any spoilers, given the ending was a set up for you to go read the other book. It leaves you with a cliffhanger.

To summarize, the characters suck, there is no plot, there are so many bad tropes used, and this book has no redeemable qualities. Go read Twilight or any other book that's better than this one.

[zillennialgrandma]

I feel like today is a book day for me. I've done far too much binge watching and not enough reading during lockdown so let's try to turn that on its head. • It's also a good distraction because if I'm reading I can't check my e-mails and drive myself nuts waiting for a response to something exciting that I'm working on... • #bookandtea #bookpic #booktography #thegraces #laureeve #faberya #yaduology #duology #booksbooksbooks #coverlove #girlswhoread #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #cuppa #iloveya #ireadyalit #youngadultbooks #magicrealism (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Z26olgD5N/?igshid=1g3p8qlv6pksc

[booksofwonder]

Tomorrow night! We’re excited to kick off the weekend with @laureevewriter & THE CURSES!! Join Laure, @zoraidasolo, and @markdoesstuff at our 18th St store for what is sure to be a fun event! 🎉📚❤️ • • • • • #laureeve #thecurses #thegraces #zoraidacordova #brujaborn #markoshiro #angerisagift #ya #yalit #ireadya #youngadult #authorsofinstagram #bookstagram #instabook #igreads #igbooks #bibliophile #bookworm #booknerd #booklover #booklove (at Books Of Wonder) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxiR4G9BiVV/?igshid=91bs4412m0x4

[booksiseeloveandread]

The Graces by Laure Eve . If you were a fictional character, who would you be? In an ideal world I’d totally want to be Hermione, but in real life I’m nowhere near as confident and brave as she is. I’ve been trying to come up with a character truer to myself but it’s so hard! I think it’s because I mostly read fantasy books, so the characters are all very strong and stubborn because they have to save the world, etc. So.. is it cheating if I put a #qotd up that I can’t answer myself? 😂 (Sidenote: life goals would be Anne Shirley-Cuthbert in Anne of Green Gables, imagine how you would love the world and how happy you’d be All. The. Time.) . . . #thegraces #laureeve #fictional #fictionalcharacters #bookcover #booksandnature #booksandflowers #yalit #yafantasy #yabooks #anneshirley #hermionegranger #anneofgreengables #bookstagram #bookworm #booklover #bookcommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/BxL1KxgH2_F/?igshid=95e25lejry50

[meshelkelly-blog]

So excited! Just pre-ordered these beautiful copies of The Graces and The Curses!! #thegraces #thecurses #laureeve https://www.instagram.com/p/BriUQKdHS5C/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18a7906twxc6q