Tag: Josie Silver

Oct 15 – 21, 2023 | Little Sparks #24

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Greetings!

This week at work passed by quickly. I’m really pleased that my weekend felt full.

Here’s my reading highlight:

Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard
4 stars

The premise felt a little like Red Rising – those in power are called silvers and have silver blood, while those oppressed are called reds and have red blood. The silvers have magic power, and while I did enjoy the magic element, I’m not thrilled about the magical system. There doesn’t seem to be much logic. However, I’ll be reading the rest of the series. I’m keen on discovering what happens, and this series (already completed) seems more optimistic/hopeful than Red Rising.

One Day in December by Josie Silver
3 stars

The author seems to strongly believe people have more than one soulmate.

I liked how I never knew where the plot would turn, but I was irritated by the lack of courage from the two main characters. It felt like they took many turns to get where they were always heading.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Oct 8 – 14, 2023 | Little Sparks #23

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Hello friends!

How are you? My week wasn’t too great in terms of readings. I’m a quarter into many books, but they don’t seem to be grasping my attention (though they aren’t boring or bad to the extent that I would not finish them).

Maybe it’s because it’s now fall. I’m feeling nostalgic about certain worlds I have read, so I may re-read some of those books instead.

Here’s my reading highlight:

One Night on the Island by Josie Silver
3 stars

I felt like the author tried too hard to make the book a feminist tale. The lead character, Cleo, made several comments about the women on the island being independent and bold in awe/surprise rather than just being possible characteristics of certain women. Unfortunately, the plot was too cliché. A lady searching for love goes on a ‘deserted’ island and ends up loving herself.