de Vincent series by Jennifer L. Armentrout | BOOK REVIEW

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MOONLIGHT SINS

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I can’t resist a good romance book and this gave me everything I wanted. I love that there was a bit more secrecy wrapped into the story, creating a thriller/mystery type romance that kept me glued to the page. It had humour, it had plot twists and it had a scorching romance.

Lucian was a great love interest and Julia was also really endearing. I liked the pace of their relationship and it was great to see cameos of them in future books as well. Lucian is definitely the funniest and flirtiest of the de Vincent brothers. Out of all three books, this was my second favourites.

MOONLIGHT SEDUCTION 

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This was my least favourite of the three, but I still really enjoyed it. Nikki was a great protagonist and I preferred her to Julia but… Gabe is my least favourite de Vincent brother. There’s nothing even wrong with him but he didn’t make me laugh or intrigue me like the other two did.

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo | BOOK REVIEW

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This book didn’t live up to my expectations. Maybe I clung too much to my love of Nikolai but I found many parts of this book slow and I resisted the urge to skip Nina’s sections altogether. It was all too easy to put the book down and it meant that it took me ages to finish it.

Firstly, I love Nikolai and he was maybe the one thing that kept me reading. I also loved Zoya. I hated her in the original trilogy, but it was great to read in her perspective and see her perception of the world. I’m also a hardcore shipper of Nikolai and Zoya- they’re perfect for each other! They’re also a total power couple- they have the brains, power and devastating good looks. I’d give anything to see them go up against Kanej.

Nina’s storyline is what really held up the book. Sure, I’d like the introduction of Hanne and I ship her with Nina but their journey in Fjerda didn’t keep me gripped. I often put the book down when I saw a Nina chapter was next.

King of Scars did have a wealth of side characters that I loved. We saw old favourites- Genya, Tamar, Tolya, Adrik- and also met new people that I loved- Leoni, Isaak, Juris. The character interactions were my favourite scenes in the book.

I enjoyed King of Scars more than the Grisha trilogy but it definitely did not reach the perfection of the Six of Crows duology. I’m excited that the Darkling is back, though- hopefully, that will make things more interesting. I don’t have too high expectations for the next book but I do think it will be action -packed- there’s a lot of plot threads that need to resolved! And I can’t even begin to figure out how Nikolai and Nina’s separate storylines are going to link and converge.

2020 Faves

2020 was a very strange year but I did manage to read some amazing books and watch a lot of great tv shows and movies!

Favourite books of 2020

Ugly Love- Colleen Hoover

House of Earth and Blood- Sarah J. Maas

Wicked- Jennifer L. Armentrout

Torn- Jennifer L. Armentrout

Brave- Jennifer L. Armentrout

Get Your Sh*t Together- Sarah Knight

From Blood and Ash- Jennifer L. Armentrout

Rage and Ruin- Jennifer L. Armentrout

Supernova- Marissa Meyer

The Savior’s Sister- Jenna Moreci

The Female of the Species- Mindy McGinnis

A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire- Jennifer L. Armentrout

The Brightest Night- Jennifer L. Armentrout

Crooked Kingdom- Leigh Bardugo

Moonlight Scandal- Jennifer L. Armentrout