City of Nightmares | 
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•I loved the fast pace, the craziness, the Gotham-like city setting. It started with a bang and kept on going. I could‘ve done without the rant about romanticizing abuse or whatever she went on about, to be honest, I tuned it out.
•Saskia Maarleveld…lately, I‘ve not been vibing with her husky voice, but I can admit that she is good at narrating.
pickLoved it so much I got book 2! Light, easy, fast paced, funny. A sarcastic vampire! No edge lord teen sniffer! Super enjoyable. A little innuendo but thats it. It was just what I needed!
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My favourite reads of 2023. #bestof2023 #top23of2023 . Tagged book was my overall favourite read of the year.
For April I have two favorites. I absolutely loved them both! #bestof2023 #12booksof2023 @Andrew65 #april
pickThis book was soooo much fun! I couldn't help but giggle at Ness and her outlook on life! This book does cover some heavy topics but in a simple way that makes it not feel too overwhelming. I loved it so much and felt like it really put a spotlight on what true nightmares are made of! Perfect read for spooky season. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
ⁱᵗ'ˢ ʰᵃʳᵈ ᵗᵒ ˢᵗᵒᵖ ᵇᵉⁱⁿᵍ ᵃᶠʳᵃⁱᵈ ʷʰᵉⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵒʳˡᵈ ⁱˢ ˡⁱᵗᵉʳᵃˡˡʸ ᶠᵘˡˡ ᵒᶠ ᵐᵒⁿˢᵗᵉʳˢ.
A couple of past boxes that I ordered awaited me when I returned. Here are the books, plus my Fairyloot copy of City of Nightmares.
Confession: I actually hate the cover for The Whispering Dark 😅 It creeps me out 😬🌷💀
I love getting home to parcels 😁😁😁
pickFast, fun YA read about a girl named Ness who lives in a town where falling asleep and dreaming means you‘ll likely wake up as the embodiment of your worst nightmare. When she and another kid are the only survivors of an explosion, they start investigating what happened, an investigation that will that will lead them to ask what is behind the nightmares. First in a series, this was plenty entertaining and not at all too scary.
It‘s 💯 a great idea to read a story about people falling asleep only to wake up as the living embodiment of their nightmares to finish off my evening, right? Here‘s hoping this YA book lives up to its premise.
I just had to pause for a moment to say how much I am loving this strange book! In a city like Gotham, every time you fall asleep, you risk becoming a nightmare. Ness fears for herself after watching her sister turn into a giant man eating spider. Full of zombies, vampires, monsters, giant cockroaches, and even pterodactyls, this world is intense!
Well, I finally got my first #fairyloot book. Its very pretty.
pickWhile urban fantasy and vampires aren‘t typically my favorite things, I wholeheartedly enjoyed City of Nightmares by Rebecca Shaeffer! One aspect of the novel that I appreciated was Ness‘s character development. Ness is a coward, and she‘s not afraid to admit that. Part of what I loved about her was her authenticity. The way that Ness embraced her cowardness, but also grew as a person was realistic and added a lot of depth to her story.
Posted my Top 10 Most Anticipated Reads that are coming out in the first half of this year on my blog: https://readingstewardess.wordpress.com/2023/01/07/top-ten-tuesday-most-anticipa...
