2023 Book Reviews
Here are all of my book reviews from 2023 linked in one place. Just click on the picture of the book you would like to read the review of. each book review has:
- A picture of the front of the book
- The book’s name.
- The author’s name.
- A rating that gives one to five out of five stars.
- Summary of the book.
- a review of what I liked, what I disliked, and how I felt about the book as a whole.
- A song suggestion I feel fits the book.
I hope these book reviews will inspire you to read the books I have reviewed on this website, whether you agree with my opinion on the story or you disagree with it.
Before Midnight Review
Cendrillion was born the night her mother died and her father wants nothing to do with her. Instead, he leaves to join the king’s court, but not before leaving another child behind at his home, a boy named Raoul. The two children are raised by the household servants and have lived without a word from Cendrillion’s father for sixteen years. Then one fall day, a message arrives, stating that Cendrillion’s father has remarried, and her new stepmother and two stepsisters appear not too long after. At first, they do not know Cendrillion’s true heritage, believing her to be just another servant. But things finally come to light just as a grand ball is announced. Unknown to Cendrillion and Raoul, this ball will change their lives forever.
The Love Hypothesis Review
What if you told your friend you were in a romantic relationship so she would not feel bad about dating your ex? What if You kissed a random guy from your work, making your friend think he is the person you are in a romantic relationship with? What if you and the guy you kissed agree to a fake date to keep up your charade? Well, that’s just what is happening to Olive Smith. Now she must sell being in a fake relationship with Adam Carlsen, who is known by everyone as a real mean guy. But he is not to her, in fact, he is super nice and supportive. The more they talk and spend time together the more Olive falls for Adam.
Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal Review
In 2014 a new Superhero burst into the scene. A huge fan of The Avengers, especially Captain Marvel, Kamala Khan Just wants to be a normal girl from New Jersey. She wants to go to parties and eat meat, but her strict Muslim parents have other plans. Having enough, Kamala sneaks out to go to a party being held by some of the popular kids at school. While there a strange mist envelopes the clearing the party is being held. Feeling uneasy, Kamala decides to go back home, but begins to feel woozy and passes out. When she wakes up she’s not Kamala anymore, but Carol Danvers’s Ms. Marvel! What follows is Kamala discovering her new powers and becoming the Superhero Ms. Marvel in Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal!
Shatter Me Review
Juliette has been in the same room for 264 days with no contact from anyone. The room is in an asylum and is believed to be the only place to keep her from harming anyone. You see if Juliette touches someone even slightly, the person will feel horrible pain. If touched long enough, the person will die.
She is a monster. Then on day 265 someone arrives in her room, a young man named Adam. Juliette is terrified at first. What if he is there to kill her? What if he touches her? Is he even real?
Has she gone insane? Adams's arrival is only just the beginning, as Juliette is taken by a group of soldiers working for an organization called the Reestablishment and given a choice by the soldiers' leader Warner: Work for him as a weapon or die!
Destroy Me Review
In the novella Destroy Me, We take a break from Juliette’s story to see the aftermath of her and Adam’s escape from the Reestablishment from none other than Warner’s eyes. She not only shot him, crippling his arm but stole his heart. Now Warner must retrieve Juliette and Adam, all the while the Supreme Commander of the Reestablishment has come to personally see that Warner does not fail. It does not help that the Supreme Commander is also his father.
Breaking Time Review
Ever wondered what the story of Outlander by Diana Gabaldon would be like if the roles were reversed? Then look no further than Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg. Breaking Time follows two characters: Callum and Klara. Callum is a Scotsman from the 1500s who gets flung forward in time to 2022 after trying to save his best friend Thomas from a mysterious killer. Klara is a newly graduated high schooler living in Scotland who is trying to figure out a way to tell her dad she’s not going to college. To clear her head, she takes a drive and accidentally hits someone with her car. The person just happens to be Callum.
Beauty and the Blade Review
Contessa is marrying, but not for love. The man she is engaged to Nathanial Woodrow, also known as the Beast, killed her mother. Her mother was found dead with three slash marks on her face, a sign of Nathanial’s gang the Lions. Now Contessa can bring him to justice. But as She learns more about her new husband, his gang, and a group of magical people known as the Talented, Contessa begins to question everything she knows.
Golden Review
We all know how the fairy tale goes: “Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your hair!”. But this Rapunzel has no hair at all. Her head is as bald as an egg. Due to this her mother called her a monster and wanted nothing to do with her. So, a sorceress named Melisande raises Rapunzel for the next sixteen years. But Melisande has a secret, she has another daughter named Rue. Sadly, Rue is trapped in a tower and the only hope of freedom lies with Rapunzel. Can the two girls work together to break Rue out or with their constant fighting doom them both.
The little Mermaid: Against the Tide Review
Ariel is so excited; she’s about to be crowned Protector of her own region of the great sea! Her six other sisters already rule their own sections of the sea as Protectors. But sadly, they seem so busy with their duties that they never get together and the times they do they are always fighting. When Ariel finds out her father, King Triton, is able to arrange for her sisters to attend her Protector’s ceremony, she is determined to fix the sisters’ relationships.
Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale Review
Five years after Ariel went to the above world and was defeated by the sea witch, Ursula she has lost everything; her father, her voice, her carefree life, and Eric… Now she rules the Mer-people of Atlantica voiceless. But one day a message arrives from Scuttle; Ariel’s father, King Triton, is alive! He is being held hostage by Ursula.
Ms. Marvel Vol. 2: Generation Why Review
The Inventor is growing in power in Jersey City and has his eye on a certain superhero: Ms. Marvel! It does not help that Kamla’s parents have told Sheikh Abdullah about her acting strangely. She tries her best to explain without reviling her hero identity and lets it slip that she feels she is not very good at doing it. Sheikh Abdullah shocks her by giving her some advice. She needs a teacher. When Kamla asks where to find one, he says “When the student is ready the master will appear”. What master appears? The Superhero Wolverine!
The Wizard of Oz Review
One moment she’s at home in Kansas, the next she is in the beautiful land of Oz! The magical country is full of beauty and magic, but all Dorothy wants to do is go back home to her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em. So, with the blessing of the Good Witch of the North, Dorothy sets out on a journey to the Emerald City. Along the way, she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion. Each wants something and all hope the Great Wizard of Oz can give it to them; the Scarecrow's brains, the Tin Man a heart, and the Cowardly Lion's courage.
Cinder & Glass Review
In France in 1682, Cendrillon lives happily with her father as she starts her life at the French court. Then one day, her father meets and marries Lady Catherine which starts changes in Cendrillion’s life. She now has two stepsisters and the members of the house staff whom Cendrillion thought of as family are dismissed. Then suddenly, her father passes away. Now Cendrillion is no more than a servant in her own home, being treated horribly by her stepfamily. But hope comes in the form of her dying godmother, who whisks Cendrillion away and takes her to the grand ball held by the King.
Rebel Rose: The Queen's Council Review
The spell is broken and now Belle and the Beast, going by the name Lio, have begun their life together. One of the things they must do is meet with the King of France to restore the ties between them. But when Belle and Lio arrive a revolution starts, with Belle witnessing a riot firsthand. Belle and Lio return home in hopes of stopping the revolution from spreading into their kingdom. Lio’s cousin, Bastien, accompanies them and proposes the kingdom cut all ties with France. This would lead Belle and Lio to become King and Queen.
Singer Book Review
Gwenore has been abused by her mother, Rhiamon, her whole life. She tried to escape once. But it led to the death of a man and her friend Tom being gravely injured. Her mother trapped her in a dark room with no food or water for weeks. Then Gwenore is given another chance. Her nursemaid, Brennan, and a mysterious priest named Father Caddaric sneak Gwenore out in the middle of the night. She is whisked away to an abbey, then a community run by healing women called Blessingwood.
Mirror, Mirror: A Twisted Tale Review
What if Snow White decided to fight to get her kingdom back instead of just hiding? What if The Queen had given the poison apple to Snow White’s true love? What if the Evil Queen was not just Snow White’s stepmother, but also her aunt? These scenarios are explored in Mirror, Mirror: A Twisted Tale. In this book we follow Snow White as she teams up with the dwarfs and Prince Henrich to save her kingdom from Queen Ingrid.
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