A well read book blog

  The Red Queen is a dystopian novel written by Victoria Aveyard in a world where class is determined by the color of your blood. People with silver blood are the elites of this world, and have powers such as controlling electricity or plants, while people with red blood are the lower class and have no such powers. The plot follows Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old girl, born with red blood, as she discovers that she has powers like the elites, and how she changes her country forever. This book is so good. I loved everything about this book, and it was a super interesting read. There is a lot of good character development, it features a strong protagonist, and you can tell that the plot and all the characters were well thought out. I would rate The Red Queen a 8/10 and would read it again. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is a mystery novel following Pip as she tries to uncover the truth behind the death of a girl named Andie Bell. Everyone believes that she was killed by her boyfrie...

  I believe it was seventh grade when I first read To Kill A Kingdom. It was one of the first books I read after Margret Owen’s Little Thieves duology, and, at the time, it really helped me get back into reading, so, for that, it holds a special place in my heart. I returned to this book about a month ago and I’m here to share my newer opinions on the novel. But first— an overview: Lira became a killer when she was twelve. But, then again, all sirens do. To steal the heart of a sailor in the week of one’s birthday has been a tradition for as long as Lira can remember, and she is no exception. Lira has only ever stolen the heart of a prince. Revered and feared as the Bane of Princes, she has seventeen in total, all hidden beneath the sand in her bedroom, and does not intend on ever corrupting her collection… until her mother decrees that she is to steal the heart of a sailor for her eighteenth birthday. To Kill a Kingdom is a novel written by Alexandra Christo following the st...

I’m the Queen In This Life Back when I first started reading this, I was new to Webtoons. My friend recommended this series, so I began reading it. By the first chapter, I was captivated. So much was happening: betrayal, murder, conspiracies. I read on and on until I finished reading all the available chapters, but I wanted more. Ariadne de Mare is the illegitimate daughter of the cardinal in the Etruscan Kingdom. In her first life, she falls in love with Count Cesare. However, he exploits her naivety for his rebellion, all while cheating on her with her sister, Isabella. When Ariadne finds out about this, she is locked up in prison, devastated. On the day of Cesare’s coronation, Isabella reveals that she stole Cesare from Ariadne, then proceeds to stab her in the back, literally. However, as she dies, Ariadne is thrown back in time to the day she arrives in the cardinal’s household. This time, she has a chance to change everything and get her revenge. Though I admire the art style a...

   The first time I read Divergent was at the library and I never got the chance to check it out again. All I remember was that I was immediately sucked into the book, so curious and interested about what was going to happen next. But after a week, it had vanished from my thoughts. Luckily, after a few months, I was able to get my hands on the book again as a gift for my birthday. I always enjoy a good dystopian novel and after finishing it, it was definitely going on my top 5 list of favorite books.      Divergent , written by Veronica Roth is a dystopian novel about a 16-year-old girl Beatrice Prior. Her society is divided into five factions. Abnegation(members who value selflessness), Erudite(members who value knowledge, Candor(members who value honesty), Amity(members who value kindness), and lastly Dauntless(members who value bravery and fight against cowardice). But there are also Divergents which are those who don't fit into just one faction. Nobody ...

  The Fault in our Stars , written by John Green, is a book about Hazel Lancaster, a 16-year-old girl with lung cancer who has been terminal for a large portion of her life. She doesn’t get out much, due to the portable oxygen tank she must use to breathe properly, but she reluctantly attends a cancer support group for her mother. However, Hazel’s life turns upside down one day at the support group when she sees someone she has never seen before, 16-year-old Augustus Waters, who had lost a leg to bone cancer a few years prior, and Hazel’s life undergoes a big change.  I haven’t finished this book yet (I’m about halfway through), but so far, I love it. The characters are well written, and you can tell how much thought the author put into writing the book. The book could technically fall under the romance category, which I don’t read much of, but the way that John Green has written how the two fall in love is interesting and it has been a while since I've seen romance in a book ...

  Advertised as a fairytale for all ages, The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen is a quick and easy read that was nothing short of fantastical. The story follows the adventure of Sir Violet, the designated “knight” of Ynys, a small town isolated by a series of mountain peaks, Holly, the baker’s wife, and Yny’s resident dragon, Snap, as they search for the town’s baker who mysteriously disappeared in the night. The Dragon of Ynys is full of witty banter that I just adore as they traverse the cozy writing of the world of Ynys. Despite the playful dialouge between characters, the novel still leaves room for more heartfelt and important conversations, leaving the story as a both a exciting fairytale for the whole family and a beautiful example of queer representation that’s fully digestible in its fairytale format. From cover to cover with its diverse characters and lovely message, The Dragon of Ynys was a joy to read. This was a shorter blog post for a shorter book. If you’re ...