BoTW: A Court of Thorns and Roses

Hello lovelies!  Welcome to another Sunday!  I do hope you had a good weekend and I hope your week is filled with all the fun and wonderment that comes with reading a good book!  It's Sunday, and we all know what that means here at the confessional...time for book of the week!  

Honestly, do you know how HARD this decision is for me each week?! Honestly, I have to pick one awesome book to feature and ninety-nine percent of the time I have absolutely no idea what book I'm going to feature...because honestly, I read so many and there are so many that I want so desperately.  However, this week's book I've had planned since last week! I know, look at me being all you know pre-planning and things! 

A Court of Thorns and Roses

Sarah J. Maas

This will be the second series by Sarah J. Maas that I'll be reading and honestly I am looking forward to it.  I've heard an abundance of good things about this book and I am anxious to read it as well as a bit weary.  Mainly, because I hope that it lives up to the hype and that it doesn't fall flat.  Books that tend to have so much hype tend to fall flat with me, however, I do like her Throne of Glass series so hopefully I will like this one. 

If you've read this one, please tell me that this one is absolutely wonderful like her other series?! 

Review: Throne of Glass

Title: Throne of Glass
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Format: Ebook (Kindle)
Pages: 432 
Date(s) Read: July 6-15, 2015
Rating: 4 (Originally 5)

Summary:
After serving a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged home before the Crown Prince.  She's offered her freedom, but on the condition she acts as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.  When her opponents begin turning up dead, it is up to Celaena to find out who is killing them off (if she can) before it's too late. 

Review: 

Okay, in the time it has taken me to review this book, I've opted to give it one less star than I originally gave it at the time.  This, however, does not mean that I enjoyed the book any less.  It was a very good read.  

I was more or less hooked from the very beginning, the plot at least to me wasn't entirely as solid as it could have been.  Little things here and there kept throwing me, and it did give me a bit of a vibe for the Poison Study series by Maria Snyder.  However, it had its moments that pulled it enough away from that series to ensure that it could and would ultimately stand on its own.  Premise, however, does at least to me scream Poison Study because our dear heroine is rescued from prison, given a chance to live, no further charges, however if she fails then there is only death. 

The writing was very good, and I do commend Maas on her talent.  The prose was good, and ultimately I will be finishing the series - hopefully I'll manage to skip over the cliches that tend to abound in her writing and the rest of the series continues to diverge from it's likeness to Poison Study.

BPC: PoV

Book Photo Challenge information can be found here: Just One More Page Book Photo Challenge

July 12: PoV

Point of View...PoV...seriously this is a wonderful point of view for me.  I was feeling lazy, set my kindle up on the small table by the couch and monster just happened to be chillin' right next to where I set my kindle.  It was a perfect point of view for me yesterday :D 

Bibliophile's Wish List: Physical Books

Yes, I love digital books.  However, I also have a deep love for physical books.  This week's wishlist features some of the books that are on my wishlist at bookdepository, which you can find by by clicking here.

Paperback or hardback, I care not.  I just love pretty covers and while I can still see some cover art on my Kindle...I very much like the pretty, pretty covers of physical books too!  Here are some of the ones that are the highest up on my wishlist, and remember, I do so very much love gifts :D 

1.) Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

I have heard such wonderful things about this book, and the series and seen it reblogged on tumblr more times than I can count.  I am desperate to read this book and the others in the series.  However, I've not been able to find them at my local library either in physical form or digital which makes me a sadpanda. 

Bookdepository: Throne of Glass
Goodreads: Throne of Glass

2.) A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Again, another book that I've been dying to read.  I've heard so very, very many good things about Sarah J. Maas and that this book is absolutely addictive.  #acotar is a tag that I have been following on tumblr and I have been reading reviews and responses from other bloggers.  That and the cover is absolutely beautiful....I mean LOOK at it! 

Bookdepository: A Court of Thorns and Roses
Goodreads: A Court of Thorns and Roses






3.) Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder

I absolutely fell in love with the Study series that she'd written, and I've read every book in that.  I'm looking forward to ultimately reading this series which is set in the same world as the Study series..which is by far one of my favorite worlds!  That and this color is absolutely GORGEOUS!! Seriously! 

Bookdepository: Storm Glass
Goodreads: Storm Glass






What are some of the things on your wish list?