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[reviewsbywolfie]

THIS TOOK FOREVER TO FINISH! I think about maybe a couple of days. Probably 3.

Anyway, this is called The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. As you can she, she’s also written another book called The Starless Sea so she’s pretty famous.

This book is about two competitors competing over their ability to do magic. Only one can win and someone has to lose. And if they lose, they die. No seriously, they do.

I assumed that it was gonna be filled with a tone of action and plenty of dueling matching, but it’s actually a lot calmer and more informative than I thought. This book doesn’t just revolve around the competitors. It revolves around all of the people in the circus. The setting takes placed between 1870s-1900s and the chapters aren’t always in order. Sometimes it’s in 1897 and the next chapter would be in 1902, something like that.

What I love about this book is that the author really captures all of the characters POV. The book itself isn’t in 1st POV, but Erin guides us through what the character is experiencing. I also love how no one really knows exactly why there’s a competition in the first place and having magic isn’t really explained. Sure, the thought does drive me crazy, but sometimes, things are meant to be kept as a secret.

Spoiler Alert: (skip this part if you haven’t read it)

I believe the ending is what really got to me. Towards the end, we get to see Widge performing a story for Mr. H— and Hector (his ‘shadow’). We learn that Mr. H— is a lot order than he claims to be and that his first student has disagreed with him. I believe that when he explains further, that the student he’s referring to is Hector, the name he was competing against. This ‘competition’ has been unleashed 7 times already and not once has Hector won. It frustrates him and it frustrates him more when he looses an 8th time. All he wanted was to beat his former mentor and he’s broken hearts (and former students) to get it. Even his own daughter (Celia Bowen).

End of Spoiler

My only downside to the book is that when I started reading it, it gave me the perspective of a text book from school. The words were pretty small, which also reminded me of the DMV text book I got to get my drivers license. (Yeah, I really recommend that you don’t buy that book). I also feel like this book could actually resemble a prequel to a book series made for a modern time of The Night Circus. If we were to get a series out of this, I’d gladly read it.

That’s my take on The Night Circus. Now, I’ll be reading A Soul of Ash and Blood. I’ve already read the first 4 books so I’m so excited to read this book. Since this is the last book I have so far, I’d really appreciated if you’d recommend some book for me to read/review as well.

That’s all for now. Stay on track and stay in the pack 🐺

[emeriethevalkyriegirl]

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[reviewsbywolfie]

When I realized I had finished reading the From Blood and Ash series (the first 4 books anyway), I knew I was getting bored. So, looking at the first few pages of the book, (the section where it says how many books the author's written so far) I found a very interesting section that caught my eye. And that, was A Shadow in the Ember.

A Shadow in the Ember is a prequel to From Blood and Ash. At first I didn't know if it was true or not, but as I made it through the first book, I started to get a glimpse of what was going on.

Jennifer shows us a time before Poppy, Casteel, or any of the characters we know from the series. In this series, we get a story of a new protagonist and a new/old enemy of the series. This protagonist reminds me of Poppy a little bit. She's strong, brave, and lives a life of solitude. So when opportunity comes to sweep her off her feet, she's already on the train making her way to freedom.

As the story goes on, we get a further insight on what the protagonists goals are and we get to see if she's brave enough to achieve them. We're also introduced to new characters throughout the story. Some we like and some we don't like. Personally, the ones I don't like always end up being the ones that I love the most. (*cough* Nesta *cough*)

What really drives my attention to this story, is how connected it is to From Blood and Ash. If you read that series first, then you'll see some of the easter eggs from before. If you start with A Shadow in the Ember, that's fine too. You'll still find things that you remember from reading this.

Overall, this series is really captivating and I can't wait to share my review of A Light in the Flame and A Fire in the Flesh (once I get the book of course). That's all for now, until next time, stay on track and stay in the pack.

[reviewsbywolfie]

This one kinda left me on a confused tone. Can’t explain that without revealing too much. So Imma talk about how cool it was.

Chain of Iron is the 2nd installment of Chain of Gold. Like I said before, this is a trilogy so it leaves us where we left off last time.

We get the usual. Starting point, conflict, twists and turns, and then the cliffhanger. I swear every time I’m near a cliffhanger it’s like I’m over here dying of shock while the authors are laughing their asses off at my face.

But cliffhangers are important. Why? Cause how else are we gonna get you to read our books? You wanna read more? Awesome. Now all we have to do is convince you to do it. Which is why cliffhangers are super cool (and also annoying at the same time).

The last book of the trilogy is Chain of Thorns. I currently don’t have the book because I want it in paperback. Which won’t come until next year. The reason for that is because in the paperback version, if you look at the band of the book, you'll see a tiny illustration of one of the characters. And if you have all the books together, it creates one amazing picture of the story itself. So 10/10 for style Cassandra.

Anyway once I get it in paperback I’m gonna share my thoughts about that one. Hopefully we’ll get the ending we’re looking for.

That’s all for now. Until next time, stay on track and stay in the pack 🐺

[reviewsbywolfie]

OMG THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING! Stephanie, you are one amazing author!

For anyone who doesn’t know, this book resembles around two sisters who live with a very cruel, abusive, jackass, arrogant, snob, and murderous father. When given the opportunity to escape to a place known as Caraval, the sisters don’t waste a second to go.

As the story goes further, I see a lot of depth in this story that I wish my own book had. Stephanie holds a lot of twists and turns along the way as she sweeps the reader into the world of Caraval. At some point, there will be a time where you think the story is over but believe me, you’re only at the beginning. There are characters you love and characters you hate. Trust me, once you pick this book up, you’ll never wanna put it down.

My favorite character so far would definitely have to be Tella (short for Donatella). She’s fearless, strong, brave, and very clever. I won’t spoil the plot so much because I like my viewers to be surprised, but I will say that she’s very important. I hope I get to see her more in book 2.

Upon further information from my roommate who lent me this book, this book is actually the beginning of a trilogy. I plan to read the last two of the books after I’ve read ‘The Night Circus’ and ‘A Soul of Ash and Blood’.

That’s all of Wolfie’s thoughts so far. If you’d like to know the name of the second book it’s called ‘Legendary’. I’ll let you know in my next review what the 3rd and final book is called. Be sure to look for Stephanie Garber on Amazon or at any bookstore.

Until next time, stay on track and stay in the pack 🐺