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As you may or may not know, I am doing a podcast deep dive of Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas so here are my reviews on each book as I get through them. I had already read Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas but for this series, I went back to the beginning. Celaena is an assassin… She’s also behind bars. When the Prince of Adarlan arrives with an offer… Fight to win in a contest to become the king's assassin… And win her freedom. It should be easy but something is lurking in the castle… Something overworldly… In a realm where magic has been snuffed, this fight for survival might not be as easy as she thinks…. I wasn’t blown away with Celaena as a character in this book. I wasn’t sold on her. She was frivolous and annoying. I really didn’t see the appeal. Then we have the Team Dorian/Team Chaol thing going on… I despise love triangles (Blame Twilight) so I wasn’t in love with that either. I liked Chaol better as a match because hello, Dorian is a prince. That would never work and I hate his attitude towards women… It’s not bad, just not something I like. So arrogant. I thought the competition for the king’s assassin was fun and I loved Nehemia. The writing was decent and as far as the first book in a series goes…. I was intrigued for sure. I thought the pacing had some shaking patches and I felt the story lulled in some spots but… still a 4 star read for me. I thought it ended well and set up book 2 in a really solid way. I did do the audio before as well and that was well worth it too. I will have Crown of Midnight - book review done shortly so watch this space!!! #throneofglass #celaena #fantasy #fantasybook #fantasyseries #tog #bookreview #thetopplingtbr #bookalorian #litdulterous #bookpod #bookishpodcast #bookpodcast #bookpodcaster #bookishbusiness #booksbooksbooks #booktokbaddies

Welcome to the Lit-indie Files. Where I take a chance on small/indie published books and bring you the inside scoop!! - Thank you to @partnersincrime book tours for allowing me the opportunity to join and watch this space for my author interview with the Author Kevin Hwang! I just finished The Regression Strain by Kevin Hwang @kevinhwangmdauthor and here are my musings. When Dr Peter Palma joined the medical team aboard the Paradise cruise ship, he was expecting sunburn and seasickness… Not for the whole ship to lose their marbles and civility to go overboard. The captain doesn’t want to do anything about the outbursts of violence that has become a pandemic on the ship… Peter has to get the ship and everyone on board to New York but the primal urges are becoming harder and harder to resist. UGH now I never want to take a cruise. Not now…. Not EVER!!!!! Mr Hwang, I will never forgive you for that! Haha This is what I like to call a slow burn thriller. You can see things are getting bad but it creeps up on you… I felt like I couldn’t get off the ship. By the end of the book I was seasick and thankful to be alive!!! I tend to find medical thrillers can get a bit technical and sometimes, as a normie, I can get a little lost in the jargon but that didn’t happen here. It was clever in how it laid out what was wrong on the ship, what was happening to the passengers and it seemed so realistic that I never had to suspend my disbelief. That’s a literary magician that can pull that kind of thing off. The only thing that wasn’t excellent for me was Peter. I dunno but I didn’t like him. I don’t know if we weren't supposed to or whether it was just a me thing but I didn’t trust his perspectives the whole way through and that was kind of exciting. I didn’t like him from page 1… It was different for me. I loved his sister so it was an interesting contrast between the pair of them. 👒I enjoyed the writing. The prose was clever and flowed with absolute perfection!! It was well paced, a tad monotonal (I need a rollercoaster of insanity in my thrillers) but all in all I was blown away with how well the book was written. Bloody excellent! 4.5 stars. Definitely one of the best thrillers of the year for me. #TheRegressionStrain #KevinHwang #MedicalThriller #PsychologicalInsight #PrimalUrges #Survival #VacationNightmare #PrimalUrges #VacationNightmare #PsychologicalHorror #SurvivalInstincts #CreepyScenes #ThrillerReads #MustRead #PageTurner #BookReview #FastPacedThriller #MedicalMystery #PageTurner #PsychologicalInsight #bookalorian #litdulterous #ThrillerReads #Suspenseful #NewRelease #BookRecommendation #BookishCommunity

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I just finished Sophie was here by Kathryn Croft and here are my thoughts. When Emmy’s boyfriend Charlie’s Parents want to give the family home to the couple, they move to the country which is something they both needed but what Emmy doesn’t expect to find is a mystery. Of what happened to Charlie’s girlfriend when he was a teen. When Emmy asks him about it, he turns cold… That’s not even the worst part.. When she goes down into the spooky basement.. There’s a message.. Sophie was here…. I love twisty turny psychological thrillers and this one was epic. Just when I thought I knew what was going on… BOOM! I was on a new path. It was great. I didn’t like any of the characters, they were a tad unlikable and Emmy was dramatic but I think that helped me to be more concerned about what happened to Sophie than the danger Emmy might have been in. I loved it. The audiobook was absolutely atmospheric! Pacing could have been a bit better but dang.. I was hooked from page one! 4.5 stars Thank you @netgalley and @bookouture for my gifted copy You can find your copy here https://amzn.to/4mGy6GD You can find all my reviews at thelionessofliteracy.com And my podcast at https://open.spotify.com/show/5kKN96RNPNh4uNDZzpIE1A My store is bookaloriandesigns.com and no tariffs!!! #bookish #sophiewashere #netgalley #audiobookstagram #audiobooklover #bookalorian #booksbooksbooks #bookouture #alc #arcbooks #arcreader #arcreview #literaryinfluencer

I just finished Don’t Watch Alone by Elisa Daniels and here are my thoughts. What would you do if someone you don’t know tells you not to go to the movies with your friends… Stalks you… You take their power away and go anyway.. That was Blaize’s first mistake… Now she and her friends are in danger, trapped inside the mall after watching a horror movie. Trapped in their own version of a slasher movie not everyone is going to make it to the end.. Not sticking together was the 2nd… I have a real love for the 80s and slasher movies are my bread and butter so finding this book was so very exciting for me. Let’s start with Blaize. She was the epitome of a young adult living the life back then. She was realistic and raw and I loved that! I thought the lead up to them being trapped in the mall was a tad slow and each POV was Blaize’s and was like why do we need to keep being told who’s POV it was…. Well it made sense when we got to the carnage. I like the banter between all the friends and that made me nostalgic for the 80s, so much so I went on an 80s movie bender. I am so glad the book wrapped up and tied off all the loose ends at the end. The one thing I did wonder about is Andy mentioned he tried to warn Mary about the danger… Why would he warn her if she wasn’t the target? It was about the only plot hole I found because I didn’t feel satisfied by that whole part. All in all the writing was pretty good! Definitely would be interested to see what else this author has coming out in the future. 4 stars Thank you @mysterythrillerbookselisa and @booksirens for my gifted ARC copy! You can find a copy of the book here https://amzn.to/3WbCC58 You can find all mty book merch here - Bookaloriandesigns.com bookaloriandesigns.etsy.com You can find all my reviews at www.thelionessofliteracy.com You can find my podcast at https://open.spotify.com/show/5kKN96RNPNh4uNDZzpIE1A #dontwatchalone #elisaddaniels #horror #slasher #thriller #80sbook #bookalorian #bookishpodcast #bookish #readervlog #reading #readstagram #bookinfluencer #literaryinfluencer #booksirens

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I just finished The 13 Power Moves of Dark Psychology by Lena Sisco and here are my thoughts! Have you ever been the victim of gaslighting? Manipulation? Deception? This book will give you the tools you need to recognize when dark psychology is being used on you and strategies to help you navigate your way through without falling prey to people looking to fool you. Protect yourself from narcissists, scammers, users and more. As someone who was married to a narcissist.. I wish I had had this book back then. It would have given me the map to being able to protect myself sooner. I love that the author has a background in intelligence and the whole book was really well laid out and was easy to follow. I felt empowered by it. I grabbed a copy to keep on my shelf but the audio book was absolutely phenomenal. Everyone deserves to be treated properly but not everyone is a good person so having the strategies you need to protect your peace! Awesome book 5 stars Thank you to @netgalley and @brilliancepublishing for my gifted ALC! You can find all my reviews at thelionessofliteracy.com And my podcast at https://open.spotify.com/show/5kKN96RNPNh4uNDZzpIE1A Grab your copy here https://amzn.to/4n1pZpc #13powermovesofdarkpsychology #lenasisco #darkpsychology #bookish #bookalorian #litdulterous #bookishpodcast #bookworm #booksofinsta #bookstagramfeature #bookcommunity #bookreviews #bookblog #booksbooksbooks #readervlog

I just finished Procession by Katherena Vermette and here are my musings. I don’t read a lot of poetry books but there was something about the cover that just sucked me right in. I am really picky when it comes to poetry, I prefer having poetry read to me than reading it myself. I feel that poetry requires the author’s voice rather than mine but these poems.. They were so unique I felt I was hearing their voices if that makes sense. The poems follow what feels like a past to future unlived chronological order and it was really intriguing to say the least. They felt almost witchy in nature and I loved the tone and how it changed as the poems progressed. I loved the poems about photographs the most. They touched my soul. “faces echo familiarity names lost” This resonated with me so hard. It’s happened to me before. I found a box of photos and I remembered the faces but not the names. A fuzzy memory. The poem really hit home for me. I like the writing style and her voice is distinctive and warm. I read a few out loud to my kids and they actually listened so that was also a win. I find that poetry is personal to the reader and the writer spends their time finding commonality between them and us… It’s a rare treasure when you find a poem that sings to your soul and this one did for me. 4 stars Thank you Katherena Vermette @houseofanansi for my gifted copy of this beautiful work of poetry. You can find all my reviews at thelionessofliteracy.com And my podcast at https://open.spotify.com/show/5kKN96RNPNh4uNDZzpIE1A You can find all my book merch at Bookaloriandesigns.com and bookaloriandesigns.etsy.com https://amzn.to/48wE7lE grab a copy here #procession #katherenavermette #poetry #poetrybook #booksbooksbooks #bookalorian #bookish #readersofig