Last Letter from Istanbul
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An epic tale that vividly captures the turmoil of forbidden love, set against the rich backdrop of a...
Poisoned Apples: Poems For You, My Pretty
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Every little girl goes through her princess phase, whether she wants to be Snow White or Cinderella,...
Cross
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Ray Cross wasn’t a hero; he could die too easily. But some things are worth risking death... ...
Young_Adult Urban Fantasy Paranormal
Merissa (12066 KP) rated Possessed (Hollow City Coven #1) in Books
Apr 18, 2023
This is a fast-paced romantic novella, with lots of action too. Wiccans have a very real enemy in the shape of Templars. Gillian appears to be more than she actually knows, so how do the Templars know about her already? What do they want her for? You are left with all these questions, but you still feel that you have started an excellent series.
If you like Paranormal Romance, then I can definitely recommend this new series by Hazel Hunter, and I am definitely looking forward to Book 2.
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book; the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Oct 8, 2015
Mina and the Undead (Mina and the Undead #1)
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'A dark and thrilling tale of the paranormal. With haunted houses, family secrets and murder galore,...
The Last Odyssey (Sigma Force #15)
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For eons, the city of Troy—whose legendary fall was detailed in Homer’s Iliad—was believed to...
Merissa (12066 KP) rated The Little Morgen (Fairytales of the Myth #2) in Books
Jan 27, 2021 (Updated Aug 7, 2023)
This one I didn't enjoy quite as much, and let me tell you why. There is just too much that goes on for the number of pages you get! This made the story feel a bit disjointed to me, the pace is slightly too quick. There were so many characters and I didn't really get a feel for any of them, including Thalliya and Ragnar. There was no time to build a connection between them, or for a relationship to develop. I also found the epilogue slightly confusing as I've only just read Burn Baby Burn and the names given for Bjerner's parents jolted me.
What I did enjoy was the amount of world-building Miranda Grant puts into every story. The details were amazing. One of my favourite parts was when Ragnar bit into an orange!
So, not one of my favourites, but still a great story if you like dark and twisted retellings.
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Jan 27, 2021
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Aug 12, 2023
The Night Blade (Indulgence #2) by Erin Kellison
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Luck isn’t going Terah Crane's way. She's stuck with the prince of Fury, the arrogant scion of...
Fantasy Series Myth and Legend
Southern Today (21 KP) rated Thor: Ragnarok (2017) in Movies
Nov 13, 2017
Alright, if you know Norse mythology: IGNORE EVERYTHING YOU KNOW. Seriously. Fenrir made it. Yup. Okay, let’s… let’s just not discuss that. I would need to go and refresh myself and, I just don’t want to be that dissapointed.
Outside of that, it was a good movie. A LOT happened, and just understand that we are basically jumping two years from when Age of Ultron took place. Also, Thor has become a true American and lost his god talk. I wish they hadn’t done this. I wish they would have updated him without losing that, because, even though it was annoying at times it also kept to the myth side a bit more. I did love the short hair.
LOKI! Yes! Though, in many ways, I wish we had a lot more of him. It seems as if the film makers are angry over how popular Loki has become – he could have been a lot more.
And the pacing. The pacing was odd. Skipping a lot of information. What happened to Thor the last two years? How, exactly, did Hulk get there? Why does the Valkyrie have such a poorly described and explained back story?
That being said, I did enjoy this. So much sass, so much action, and the characters did move forward.