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While reading this- I was transported to Prythian where I followed Feyre and her friends as they worked to save the magical land that I too had come to love. And after I finished it, I was just left feeling like, life without these characters is not worth it.🥲

WHAT I LOVED-

After UTM, we don’t see all of the High Lords together until this book. We're thoroughly introduced with them and we learn about the tensions amongst the courts. We get to see how their relationship with the Night Court & the Inner Circle.

And let’s not forget the multiple romances in the book. Besides my will-always-be-favorite couple, Feysand❤️, there's a growing romance between Nesta & Cassian. There is also a potential love triangle among Elain, Lucien, & Az. Personally, I don't ship Elain with Az, but we'll see how it plays out in the next books.

The development of certain characters over the course of the story, is my another favorite aspect. Feyre becomes more stronger and self-possessed. Nesta becomes a bit more likable and makes up for her repulsive behavior in ACOTAR. Tamlin also manages to atone for some of his past behaviour. Although, he is still way far from full redemption. Now Elaine.. though I was really sick & tired of her until the very end- but what she did.. god, I didn't saw that coming. It's always the silent & shy ones LMAO.💀
I also liked how our sassy Az was the one to teach Feyre to fly. They were finally bonding and I absolutely loved getting to know Az better.
Also, this book brings Lucien's character back from depressing springtime. His character is redeemable and I felt kinda bad how his character went from snarky & clever to timid & hesitant in ACOTAR. Jurian's redemption arc was weird bullsh!t and I didn’t buy it.

The book is action-packed, full of twist & turns, romance & is a rollercoaster of emotions. Every chapter ends with a cliffhanger- Something is always happening or preparing to happen.
The battle scene was amazing, especially when the last group showed up- *sighs* I had no Idea that I'd be crying If certain characters died but then there I was crying my heart out when the Suriel & the Bone Carver died.😩😭💔

WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE-

It had to end.😭😭😭😭
But In all seriousness though, there is not much wrong with this book. The only thing I think could've been better was ~Rhys's death~ God I hate even writing that..😩
No matter how much I FVCKING SOBBED MY EYES OUT over that scene, it still had more potential and could be used in a more better way. It just felt bleh how he was brought back to life within minutes.

ACOWAR is every bit as entertaining as its predecessors, which in this series, is no an easy feat. So yes, I absolutely love this book. I love you Sarah for introducing us to this court of Dreamers.💘

Let's start with the good stuff🫴🏼
The premise of this book is fantastic. I was engaged right away. For most thrillers, I think, the ending is the make it or break it aspect of the story, and the one in this book is pretty solid. The revelation in the end is really surprising, even if you guess the twist (I didn’t, but some might)
This book will undoubtedly make for a good thrilling movie if it's made. It's not an amazing book, but definitely a good one.

Now some criticisms🫴🏼
The flaws in this book are many, but they’re also pretty standard for this genre.
The author throws in so many red herrings and unnecessary small twists that the book begins to feel clumsy and many of these red herrings are left unresolved. And the most important point- Though the book is medium-paced, it takes too long to get into the flesh of the book. There are so many characters to be introduced and a whole lot of background story to go over before the main action starts to happen. But then it's bearable because it still keeps you intrigued while wanting to turn the page.

OVERALL- The Silent Patient nails the ending, and just for that reason alone I’m inclined to forgive all of its flaws. And I feel no shame in saying that after the plot twist or the big revelation- I was left feeling like "damn, I should have been able to guess this!”. I'd say Go For It.

This is the best of all the romance books I have read till date. Not five- I'd give it a million stars and the highest praise for the best fantasy I’ve ever read.
I knew I was going to like it but I had no Idea that after completing it I would want to sell my soul to read it for the first time again. Or perhaps to be transported to this Farie world to live in the night court and never come back.
It was brilliant, mind-blowing, heart-wrecking, action-packed, and EVERYTHING I could ever want from a book.

One of the best aspects of this book is the Feyre-Rhys dynamic. That's not really a spoiler because I'm sure everyone could see it coming. After finishing A Court of Thorns and Roses, I had an inkling that there would be more to their relationship, and I was not wrong. Because, even though I liked Tamlin and Feyre as a couple in ACOTAR, I just didn’t buy that, and by the end when everything seemed to try to make me believe their relationship, I was still not convinced. I could see that Rhysand and Feyre certainly had a sort of chemistry that Feyre and Tamlin never had. The romance in the book is a slow burn and it's soo fkn good. The tension building between Rhys and Feyre was just air to my lungs. I was team Rhysand from the very moment Feyre met him, even before we knew his name. My opinion of him skyrocketed, while my opinion of Tamlin plummeted, with every chapter of ACOMAF I read-

I’m not going to go any further into what this book is about, but as I write this review all this time later I can still feel all the feels I was feeling when I first read it.. ALL OF THEM. This book was so beautiful, I find myself at a loss for words.

This book would be nothing if it weren’t for Maas’ skillful writing. It's like she has laced each and every page of this book with cr@ck, and now I'm so addicted to it. I loved how she has written about each and every character of this book in so depth.
This book sucks you in and doesn’t release you until the very end. Even then, it doesn’t fully let you go, as the it ends with such an amazing cliff hanger.

A Court of Mist and Fury is dark, seductive, brilliant & an absolute masterpiece. Can't recommend it enough- Go Read It.

HOLLY HELL!! Screω five stars, it exceeds all the five stars.🤌🏼
It's a five-novella series. I'm reviewing the entire series as a whole cuz after completing the first book I just wanted to delve right into the next one immediately. So, I ended up bingeing the entire series in two days.
First off I want to say that the book covers absolutely suck. They're so unhinged and you'd prolly assume that it's just gonna be a whole alot of smut but it's so much more than just that.🫠
This is one twisted & fascinating story. I never thought I’d side with a serial k!ller in a novel. Yup, you heard that right. The heroine is a kickass woman, who also happens to be a serial killer. And the man she falls in love with? He’s an FBI profiler, I mean- COME ON!!😩💘
The book is a perfect combination of a thriller & romance. The twist and turns were just so so so good & unexpected. It's nothing like I've ever read and it had me hooked in a way that I haven't been in a long, long time. I laughed, I cried, I cheered, I was shook.
When things get dark, this book holds nothing back. There're some pretty gruesome scenes. Some heartbreaking, and some that will leave you feeling vindicated for the heroine.
Lana is quite possibly one of my most favorite female characters ever. She's also one hell of a funny main character. I was literally howling while reading her train of self-deprecating thoughts.
Logan on the other hand, is going to set you aflame🔥- Phew! He's very down to earth, def hot asf and overall a very likable character. And Godd! the way he trusts Lana.. Like even when there were some very obvious moments when anyone could tell that Lana was hiding something.. this guy was so in love with her that he didn't doubt her for even a sec- God bless his heart.
Plus the chemistry between Lana & Logan is off the charts!😍 It cracks me up every time they tease each other back and forth like that. And being that both of them has been out of the dating field for a while, there are also some awkward moments that make their interaction even more adorable.

If you have any triggers that involve r@pe or any graphic violence, this is NOT the series for you⚠️

HOLY SHIT!! WHAT A BOOK-
After being disappointed a couple times I try not to read such hyped books with any expectations. But this book, I think, is DEFINITELY well deserving of all the hype it has gathered. If you're a beginner of thrillers then you should really go for it, but if you are a more traditional thriller reader then you may not appreciate it much. I personally haven't ready many thrillers, so I found it really captivating.

The author is know for her heartbreaking romance and this is not the kind of book that she usually writes. It gave superrr creepy vibes.. and I really liked it. It's captivating, brainstorming and well-written. Some scenes were so so spooky and frightening, I got goosebumps. The book has a perfect balance between romance, thrill and suspense. Though there's just an awful a lot of smut in the name of romance but I think it added the element of obsession into the book which was essential for Verity.

There were also some elements which gave me mixed feelings for the book. Like, Jeremy's character felt way too stiff & shallow in the entire book and Lowen on the other hand felt so inconsistent as a protagonist. But nonetheless, I really reallyy enjoyed it- It's like I love this book most the way but not all the way. Despite all the cons, Verity is a true page turner. I was completely hooked and just couldn't put it down. Pages upon pages of this book had me gasping with utter shock and surprise.

Best part of the book was the end- THE ENDING WAS THE ESSENCE FOR ME!! Like, just when I thought that the book could not get any more twisted, it did. It just blew my mind- whew..

⚠️It's really dark and edgy, pls look into Trigger warnings before reading.⚠️

This was my first ever Fantasy romance book & now I'm obsessed with it. The plot is set in a world where humans & the faeries, who once enslaved them live separated by a wall built under a Treaty. One day when Feyre, a 19 y/o huntress, kills a faerie wolf, she is brought to the faerie lands and taken captor by a High Fae. Basically this book is a retelling of “Beauty and the beast”. Now, you might think that it would continue with a Disney tale, but no becomes so much more packed with adventure & life.

The first 4 chapters are slow paced just to set up the story but after that it gradually increases & after those first few chapters, I was fully enthralled. It piqued my curiosity & kept me wanting to know what happens next. The action- it's so stunning that I just couldn't get enough of the serotonin.🫠
Now the plot twists.. this book keeps you on your toes the entire time & then drops the bomb on you, in the BEST WAY POSSIBLE.

I'm in love with SJM's writing cuz the execution and imagery is just outstanding. She's truly an expert at creating such exceptional & contrasting characters & I love 'em. Speaking of love, I'd like to tell all my romance readers out there that: despite being a major fantasy series, it has the most beautiful romance, you'll ever read. MARK MY WORDS

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<<<<<🔸I love Feyre. She's strong, loyal and also has her own personal issues mainly cuz of her typical fairytale family which is horrible. Her character development was really good.
🔸Tamlin's character is shy, sweet & strong. But compared to all the other characters in the book his felt a bit stiff.
🔸Rhysand- our anti-hero has played the bad-boy role so nicely. By the end of the book I knew that there's going to be a  love triangle in the upcoming books.👀 >>>>>

I'm writing this review after reading half of the entire series & that's cuz the ending of this book left me so excited & adrenalized that I just couldn't wait to read other books in the series.
Definitely going to read other books by SJM.🫶🏼

I'm not going to compare it with IEWU because this book is written as a gift for the fans of IEWU, like a 'thanku', and was never really meant to be anything more than that.

I liked how we get to know about Atlas's past. I absolutely adored the new characters, they were a really nice addition to the story. I mean this book has my one of the most favourite sub-characters, you'll see when you read!
Also I loved the jokes in the book, they had me rolling. So overall, this book was definitely a source of peace and pleasure after the kind of devastation that IEWU caused. It's not much about the plot but the way it makes you feel.
Also, I absolutely loved the letters written by Atlas.

Apart from that nothing else was really new because we kind of picked up where IEWU left off and just ran with it. We already knew that the co-parenting wasn't going to be easy. What we actually needed was Ryle's character development but instead of that he is shown extremely ignorant even after we saw how he had changed in the ending of IEWU. I wanted to see Ryle getting better and moving on in his life.
This book was so anticipated that after reading it I just ended up wanting more & more and I think that there could've been some really good twist and turns.

I really appreciate Colleen for writing this and giving us a HEA to the story but personally I don't think that there was any need to write a sequel of the book and it wasn't really necessary, especially when the first book had done so well. But then I absolutely loved IEWU so I just had to read this one.

Nonetheless I really liked this book. The story is sweet, short, simple and intoxicating. And If you like reading HEAs than you should definitely go for it.

The Love Hypothesis is such a wholesome book- I just couldn't get enough of the serotonin.
With all seriousness- I Loved Every Second Of It.
It was my first ever fake dating trope and was hell a lot of fun. Also the Grumpy meets Sunshine trope has my heart.
It's truly intoxicating, you're laughing, you're blushing, you're crying- it's incredible.

The plot was so intresting & I was hooked from the prologue. The meet cute was beyond adorable and funny.
The awkward tension between Adam & Olive left me feeling beyond happy, giddy and counting down till their next interaction. It was a slow burn romance- and the romantic build-up was amazing. Also Malcom's sub-characters was just Adoh-rrable!

I'm giving it 0.1 star less because the book had a single love making scene and I thought it was gonna be way steamier than that. Maybe I shouldn't have pressumed but still-🤷🏻‍♀️

I like how the author has normalised Olive & Adam's 8 years-age gap. I think in their late 20s this much of an age-gap is alright.
I liked how the author was able to mention some really serious topics such as : misogyny, death of parent, and blackmailing, even though it was such a light read.

Spoilers-

The PhD students described Dr. Carlsen as broody and unapproachable which I just found so relatable because I also have teachers like that.💀 But the reason for being blunt while giving remarks to his students was genuine and convincing. Yes, It sometimes made him come across as a complete and total jεrk but other times we get to see his tender, loving and protective side. So, I just kept falling harder and harder for him-
Olive on the other hand was so relatable. Though it was really frustrating how she was lying. I just wanted her to be upfront and honest but as the story continues we learn the reasons behind her actions and i just couldn't help but love her.

It's definitely one of my most favourite books by Colleen Hoover. This book Emotional, funny, and amazing-
The plot of the book is really interesting and the characters are exceptional!
The story is just so heartbreaking and yet it ends in the best way possible. I loved being hit with dramatic turns & tensions arising. This book took me through all the range of emotions. A true *emotional rollercoaster*

The idea of the male & female protagonist getting along entirely late in the book is what I liked the most. Ledger has already started to grow feelings for Kenna close to the middle of the book but he never expressed it until he truly got to know her.

Kenna's backstory absolutely shattered my heart I mean I've lost count of how many times i cried-
Kenna's determination to reunite with her daughter was amazing but Ledger just stole the show. His character is really well written. He was put in such a difficult position yet he dealt with it really well.

This book will make you see that there can be so many sides to a story, so many different ways of looking at it. I love these kinds of books where the story balances on an edge, tugging your heartstrings one way, then another.

There are so many amazing quotes throughout this book. The ending was *chef's kiss* 
I prolly would've completed this book in just one day instead of two if I didn't have assignments.💀
I wish I could read it for the first time again-😩