Goddess in the Machine (Goddess in the Machine #1) by Lora Beth Johnson

I have sort of a love/hate relationship with this book. It has great world-building and did a good job of emphasizing how language changes and evolves over time, even though it does get confusing at times. I was oblivious to some of the plot twists, but some were still pretty predictable (not that that's a bad thing). It played a lot into the idea of people seeing technology/science that they don't understand as magic or sorcery, which indicates there was some sort of devolving or apocalyptic event that happened between Andra being put in cryostasis and her waking up.

Wicked Saints (Something Dark and Holy #1) by Emily A. Duncan

This book definitely has a very gothic aesthetic to it, especially given how much the word 'blood' and 'vultures' is used in it. Seriously, it rivals the number of times SJM uses 'mate' in ACOTAR. The entire book had a very dark setting to it, but the two kingdoms we visit are dark for different reasons. Kalyzazin has a kind of winter/snow-covered, mountainous setting while Tranavia gives off more of a creepy bog, river vibe.

Heart of Flames (Crown of Feathers #2) by Nicki Pau Preto

God, I'm still trying to collect all my thoughts from this book. It took me almost two months to get through. Not because it wasn't good, but because it was sooooo long and because it was so emotionally charged. Mixing that with everything that's going on in the world at the moment, it took me a minute or two. But man was it a great sequel.

February In Review

February, a single person's least favorite month of the year. Not that there is anything wrong with being single; it leaves more time for my one true love: books and the 50% off chocolate you can buy the day after Valentine's Day. But it would be nice to have that one coffee shop romance. You know, the one where you're sitting in a coffeehouse, reading your favorite book, when a guy/girl/person walks up and offers to buy you a cup of something and talk about your favorite book/series/author. I've been sitting in coffee shops for a year and nothing like that has happened. Yet.