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Girl of Paper & Fire • Nathasha Ngan

Fantasy and queer love at the royal court! Continue reading Untitled

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Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire #2)- Natasha Ngan

Background: I read the first book in this trilogy a few months ago after it had sat on my shelf for a while. I ended up liking it, I think that it handled the sexual assault/rape storyline very well. I also have a lot of respect for the author, as she included crisis hotlines in the back of each book, making clear she didn’t include those issues just for the plot, but to help survivors. There is going to be one more book in the trilogy (coming out in March of 2021) but I wanted to get caught up with any series that I was in the middle of before heading off to college. I have 3 days to read 2 more books- so let’s hope I can do it.

First Half: Oh my gosh am I in love. If the first book was The Hunger Games, this is a mix of Catching Fire and Mockingjay. Wren and Lei are on the run from the king but also trying to convince other groups to join the resistance. There is fighting, deals being made, we get flashes into what is happening in the royal palace. It is going so fast. This is the perfect middle book so far. It distances itself from the first book, but doesn’t fall into the problem of running out of plot/getting to the resolution too fast. I think that it is an improvement up on the first book. There are multiple queer characters that just show up and are on the side, but its done in a way that makes it not unimportant, but not outside of social norms if that makes sense. If it stays on the current trajectory, this will be 5 stars.

Second Half: I hate everyone in this book. The good characters get killed off, the ones we used to like turn out to be just as bad as the main villains, there were twists every chapter. I NEED the third book right now. I don’t know how it is all going to end. There was a massive cliff hanger. This wasn’t an easy book to read. The plot, pacing, character development were all amazing, but it was dense. This probably took me double the time to read compared to another book of the same length. I’m not saying that that is a huge problem, but it isn’t exactly a strength.

Overall: This was great. I think it was a huge improvement upon the first book and I can’t wait to see where the final book ends up. 5 stars.

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Girls of Storm and Shadow / Book 2 of Girls of Paper and Fire // Book Review

Girls of Storm and Shadow doesn't hit quite as hard as the first book but does still give you quite a punch.

Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton and Netgalley for the review copy in exchange for an honest review. This does not change my opinion in anyway.

 Book: Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire 2) by Nathasha Ngan Release Date: November 5th 2019 Tags: Fantasy / Castes / Moon Castes / Paper Castes / Revenge / Mental Health / LGBTQ+ / F/F Relationship / m/m Relationship Trigger Warnings:Alcoho…

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It’s one of the last weekly wrap-ups of 2019!  My, how time flies! Between Christmas celebrations, seeing friends, and trying to wrap up at work before the holidays, I’ve been pretty busy and distracted. Therefore I haven’t finished any new books this week, but I’m in the middle of a bunch of them!

  Books I read

Nothing! See below for the books that I am currently reading though. Hopefully I’ll have more to report next week.

  Books I am currently reading

Starsight by Brandon Sanderson (page 222)

Girls of Paper and Fire by Nathasha Ngan (page178)

The Toll by Neil Schusterman (approximately 50%)

Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov (page 60)

The Shadow Saint by Gareth Hanrahan (15%)

Okay, so obviously I’m in the middle of a bunch of books right now! I’ve been skipping between them and am loving them all, but am totally unable to settle down with just one! My plan for this weekend is to crack on with these books and finally get some finished.

  Books I bought

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Fallible Justice by Laura Laakso

I bought two books this week — one I’ve already read and one new one. I found a hardback copy of Children of Blood and Bone, a book I really enjoyed, and grabbed it from my local bookshop. I had no idea this book was hardbacked in the UK! I also bought a copy of Fallible Justice to help out the publisher, who tweeted on Black Friday about having a tough year. I’ve heard amazing things about this book!

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Wranglestone by Darren Charlton

I was sent a copy of this book by the publisher and I can’t wait to read it! It’s a YA zombie book, but has a romance. What more could you need?

  She sees you when you’re sleeping…

  That’s it for this week! What have you been reading? Have you read any of these books? Let me know!

I haven't actually finished any books this week, but check out what I am currently reading (there's a lot). Weekly Wrap-Up: 06 December 2019 #bookblogger It's one of the last weekly wrap-ups of 2019!  My, how time flies! Between Christmas celebrations, seeing friends, and trying to wrap up at work before the holidays, I've been pretty busy and distracted.