#kindle reads

[alderwoodbooks]

Alrighty. I’ve got a few reviews ready to post but I can’t seem to get over the ‘first post anxiety,’ SOO,

here is what I’m currently reading and my current thoughts and opinions on it thus far. I may get crucified for it but that’s okay. (Red rising fans, y’all are a different breed)

Current Read: Red Rising by Pierce Brown, am about 18% of the way through it, in chapter 10. *slight spoilers in my little ramble here*

So far, I’m really enjoying the story, the world that the characters live in and the political complexities, but it does feel like a few other stories I’ve read (just overall lacking in originality, can’t exactly pinpoint what stories feel so familiar though so maybe I’m just being overly critical here) and oh my GOD is the main character sooo insufferable. The man would benefit greatly from some therapy, but what male lead in a fantastic/science fiction novel written by a man wouldn’t to be fair. The dialogue feels very clunky and weird and unnatural in some parts, especially when the main character talks to his wife (rip, although part of me wonders if she’s gonna pop up again sometime). SPEAKING OF HIS WIFE, not loving how women are portrayed in this book so far, but haven’t seen enough examples to fully form an opinion on that one yet, hoping it gets better, but from what I’ve heard, I’m not expecting greatness.

These are mostly just first impressions though, I feel like I haven’t gotten to the “meat” of the story yet, the main character just found out the difference between the lower reds and the upper reds and is going through a bit of shock because woe is he, his whole life is a lie, which as a reader, no shit buddy.

As a whole, I feel like this book is gonna be a book I finish out of spite or with desperate hopes that it gets better as it goes along (similar to how I felt with fourth wing, which I will be writing a review soon, good lord I don’t understand why so many people love that hot garbage of a book.) BUT sometimes those books are my favorite to read and to review because they’re fun and I usually have a lot to say.

Anyways. back to reading, hoping and praying it gets better as we go along.

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[chibimosa]

I’ve never used tumblr to promote my work before buuuuut I made this super cute Joel Miller/Pedro Pascal popsocket for my kindle and I wanted to share!

T*k-t*k seemed to love it and I figured y’all would too!

I mostly read pedro fanfic (specifically Joel Miller) on my kindle and it felt appropriate to decorate the whole kindle with his face. You know, normal fan behavior.

I have it on my website if you’re interested! 💛

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[boxstatebaby]

Buena Vista 😌

#me #Colorado #camping #nature #kindle reads #buena vista #420

[misakizzzzz]

I purchased a kindle since there's a lot of books I want to read and it's less pricy if I get them via kindle.

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[inspirinq]

Hi Readers!! 

I am a brand new indie / romance author and I’m sharing an exclusive first look at the cover of my brand new novel! 

Someone You Won’t Talk About - 7.11.23 📚 

Available on Amazon and KU! Pre-Order your copy HERE!!! 

Follow me on all my socials for updates, news and fun Release Day events!!!

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[cursedcadaver]

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[godiva-duchess]

So… I just read one of my free kindle books I got from “Stuff Your Kindle Day” and it’s kinda how I wanted my novel to be with the female character getting love from all the men… It’s started off strong. Female lead was likable, the writing flowed very well but as I got to the 83% mark, I realized it had no real conflict. I would say it was PWP but she did try with the plot. It had it but it didn’t. Cause it wasn’t leading to anything. But the fact that I kept reading meant it was engaging. The sex scenes were very good. But I realized that my character can’t do what this character was doing because it was fun but also a bit much at the same time. In this novel, sis was soul bonded to 4 men and having herself a good ole time with 3 of them.

#stuff your kindle day #kindle reads #writing stuff

[iambookseater]

Who Wants to Go on an Adventure with Me?

Who Wants to Go on an Adventure with Me?

Let’s stock our bookshelves with an exciting read! I know what you are thinking, but it’s unlike any other adventure. I’m taking you on a literary journey of self-discovery, acceptance, and self-love. The poetry book I’m going to share with you is different. It will take you to the Depths Untrodden and leave you breathless. It’s about love and loss, freedom and choice, and it’s also about the…

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[desdasiwrites]

– Will Wight, Soulsmith (Cradle, #2)

#book quote of the day #will wight #soulsmith #fantasy #epic fantasy #adventure #ya #indie books #kindle reads

[mgh-studyblr]

After a long time..

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[alderwoodbooks]

alrighty y’all.

I’ve been a bit afraid to write up my final thoughts on Red Rising by Pierce Brown because this book series has a cult following, and I’d love to sit here and tell you I understand why, but I truly can’t. A reminder before I get torn to threads that taste is subjective and I’m not telling you that you can’t enjoy these books! I’m just saying, I very much did not. <3

This book felt like a dumpster fire from start to finish. I posted earlier, when I was less than a quarter through the book with some of my issues with the book (the lack of originality, the insufferable main character, the clunky dialogue and overall just poor writing in general, and the way that all women are portrayed in the book as less than) and unfortunately for me, it did not get better. I read a review from someone else that said this book felt like if an angry 12 year old boy rewrote the hunger games and it made me laugh because I couldn’t agree more. There are so many elements of the story that remind me of other stories and it just makes the whole story fall very flat and feel very unoriginal, and very try hard. Despite the brutality in the story, it very much reads like a bad young adult dystopian novel, and good lord have I read my fair share of those.

One of the biggest issues I had with this book was the extreme misogyny. All of the female characters are constantly treated as less than, they are never seen as strong leaders, and if they are, they are quickly defeated by you guessed it, the strong macho men. The women are seen as prizes to be won in the games of war, the amount of extreme violence against them was astonishing. To me- it didn’t fit within the world of the book. These women are literally genetically modified to be the best humans in the world/universe, and so why are they seen as weaker and smaller and frailer than the men, and then dealing with all of this violence against them? Maybe it was supposed to be a “lord of the flies” type of moment, but if so, it was not written clearly enough, and instead just reads as misogyny coming from pierce brown himself? I’m not sure, but it didn’t feel right, and it was also painful to read. I was told that there was a reason behind it and that it gets explained at the end of the book, and maybe I’m just missing something, but I didn’t catch it, and also, I don’t want to have to sit through an entire book of misogynistic and at times, extremely homophobic (the pixies comments throughout the book feel a little ick to me personally, I dont love it.) bullshit for no real reason.

I’ve read a lot of sci-fi and fantasy this year, in fact, I’ve read almost exclusively sci-fi and fantasy, and Red Rising was probably one of the worst books I’ve read this year, but, it’s so loved by many, and I was encouraged to finish it because “it gets better!” I am still debating on reading the second book because again, I’ve heard it gets better, but I’ve also got three other sci-fi books on my tbr list that I know for a fact are going to be good (the second murderbot diary’s book, the new edition of the bone season which I’m so excited to dive into as soon as I finish my current read, which is the traitor of baru cormorant, which is such a nice pallet cleanser, and then I’ve got two neil shusterman books I want to dive into) and so I’m not so sure I want to devote the time or energy into it.

All in all, I went into this book not expecting much, just knowing that I heard many mixed reviews. I wanted to like the story, I really did, but it felt like a poor rendition of a bunch of other, better written, better executed, dystopian stories, mixed with some white boy misogyny, homophobia and rage. I ended up giving it a 1.5 stars out of 5 and I still feel like that’s being generous.

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[kayhi808]

I stayed up late to finish the first book and had to immediately buy the 2nd. 😳 It's dark & sexy. Dark!Billy Russo vibes.

#kindle #kindle reads

[emiliaknightwrites]

I finally got my latest book up on Amazon! If you have kindle unlimited, you can read it for free! 😸

It’s part of the Hotel d’Amour series, which are set in the hotel, each book detailing a new woman’s experiences there! :3

(The other book is available for free on ao3 and Wattpad 👀)

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[misakizzzzz]

August 6th 2023

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[seaoflove07]

📖 I stated reading the 2nd book of the series, Saint View Psychos last night. So far is just as good like the first one. It such a page turner since chapter 1, I couldn’t put it down, sleepiness was the only reason I had to put it down.😆

Photo by Me.

⚠️This series is for 18+

#kindle #currently reading #kindle reads #bookish #book recommendations #booklover #river

[angienorte]

Angienorte

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