Book Reviews, Part I

Heir to Sevenwaters
I absolutely adore this series and this particular book is now my second favorite (after Son of Shadows … because, really, that’s one of my top 5 books EVER). Clodagh is the main character, daughter of Sean and Aisling. She’s another twin (Liadan and Sean were in SOS). On thing I really enjoy about Marillier is that she’s constantly switching things up with her heroines. Clodagh is a homemaker, she steps in when her mother is too far along in her pregnancy to run the household. Cathal is one of Johnny’s men and he’s very reminiscent of Bran (*gusty sigh*). Anyways, we get an up close and personal look at the Fair Folk in this book and they’re not the pleasant ones that we’ve come to expect in this world. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the dialogue between Cathal and Clodagh was great. All in all, it was a beautiful, FANTASTIC read. 10/10



Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance
I really need to go back through and reread this series. I meant to do it before I got into this book, but life got in the way (as it often does). So I felt a little behind, like I was constantly playing catch up. As far as I can tell, this book happens right around the same time that Midnight Daughter’s events happen (another great book, by the way). Cassie always amuses me because she seems to get into all sorts of trouble without trying … and she’s not really equipped to deal with it. Pritkin is probably my favorite character and their interactions never ceased to make me laugh. I find myself almost hoping that they’ll get together even though I really do like Mircea. Can’t wait for the next one! 8/10


The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers by Angie Fox
Honestly, I picked up The Accidental Demon Slayer on accident (sort of) and didn’t stop laughing through the whole thing. It was refreshing (biker granny witches … YES) and fun. That’s why I went into this book expecting … more. Don’t get me wrong, it was good. It just wasn’t GREAT. Dmitri really bugged me – and I’m still not sure why he took off by his lonesome. The whole concept of having to get a demon slayer license (and permit, heh heh) was hilarious, but the rest of the book felt like a letdown and there definitely wasn’t enough granny bikers! 7/10



Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson
I have an admission to make – I’ve never read any books by Johnson before. I figured I’d start with the newest and see what all the fuss was about. I’m not generally all that into these types of books but I did enjoy this one. Spencer is one of the realest (that sounds weird) characters that I’ve ever read. He’s the older brother that I always wished I’d had. But enough about me. Scarlett was great and it amused me about how her ideas never quite worked out like she thought they would – and she was constantly being roped into MORE bad ideas by the FANTASTIC Mrs. Amy Amberson. Amberson was great and I was constantly laughing at her antics. All in all, the ending was not quite what I expected but I appreciated that it was far more honest to the characters than other authors might have been. 7/10



Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith
This book looked interesting and I’ve been branching out into YA more and more often so I thought I’d give it a try. Honestly, I wasn’t all that impressed for most of it. I found Miranda really hard to emphasize with and she seemed really dull (both before and after her death). I like Zachary but that was it – just like, not love. Although the ending reminded me of a certain play that I HATE but it still reached out to me. It was an interesting ready, although I wish I would have waited until it came out in paperback – or at the library. 5/10