"Rules of Magic" Book Review

My Rating: ★★★★★ 5 Stars

I loved this book. 

Despite not having seen or read Practical Magic, which is the sequel to Rules of Magic, I was very interested in Rules of Magic when I first saw it on NetGalley. I am an Alice Hoffman fan even though I have not read all of her works. 

The premise of Rules of Magic reeled me in and it delivered. I’ve never read a book which made me cry so much. I fell in love with the characters and their love interests and I felt their joys and pains as if they were my own. 

To date, Alice Hoffman is the only author who can pull such a level of emotion out of me. She is an amazing story-teller through and through but its her writing style that throws me into an emotional rollercoaster of a ride. 

In a nutshell, Rules of Magic was a well-written, entertaining read which in my opinion deserves 5 stars. 

Digital copy received from publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

"Zenn Diagram" Book Review

My Rating: ★★★★☆ 4 Stars

This was one of those cute books with a surprisingly clear writing style and selection of words.

The protagonist stood out to me and I connected with her in a way I haven’t connected with a character in a long time. She was smart, but not to the cliché point of having no social skills. She was a Christian but also a regular teenager with emotions and made bad decisions. I love how the various themes in this book were not overly done for the sake of creating drama/gaining attention. 
The friendships featured were not perfect, some fell flat while others were exciting and intriguing. 


Allow me to expound:
Eva & Zenn: Exciting, intriguing and cute.
Eva & Charlotte: Tolerable, not too many girly squeals.
Charlotte & Josh: Flat, dull, almost too perfect. I didn’t get to experience who they were, instead I got told who they were (if that makes sense). 
Eva & Family: Real

Overall, Zenn Diagram was well-written with a solid plot and likeable characters. 


Digital copy received from publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

"The Red" Book Review

My Rating: ★★★☆☆ 3 Stars

I am not a fan of the genre, but its always good to expand your literary horizon. 

I presume erotic books are meant to transport you into another world and render you completely oblivious to the real world while you’re engaged in reading. I also believe it is written to be so far from reality that you can’t help but forget about your problems and stressors; that being said, someone who loves this genre would absolutely love this book. 

It is “action” packed and not exactly plot-driven. If you’re expecting to read a solid plot filled with rich character development then this isn’t the book. 

The Red is truly an erotic piece written for the sole purpose of transporting its reader into a salacious fantasy. 


Digital copy received from publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

"50 SERIAL KILLERS: Bloody Protagonists of History's Worst Murder Sprees" Book Review

My Rating: ★★★★★ 5 Stars

Informative. 

I guess it delivered what it said it would. I did "learn" about 50 serial killers.

It was short and to the point, starting with a bit of history and psychology to give the readers an understanding of the inner workings of the average psychopath. 

Then the book provided information about each serial killer - date of birth, date of death (when available), crimes committed, crimes convicted of etc. 

There was no conclusion though which was a bit odd, but hey, this was 77 pages of 'vital' information on serial killers, an introduction was enough I guess. 

By the way, who reads this kind of stuff?! I'm really interested in knowing the target audience that the author had in mind. And might I just add, I only read it because of the bloody awesome cover!