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KnitAFett

KnitAFett@books.theunseen.city

Joined 1 year, 9 months ago

I'm a stressed out mom that works way too much and uses reading as my escape time. I've been really enjoying picking up books that I know absolutely nothing about other than the title and giving it a go. This book roulette has been helping me push my boundaries and read books I likely never would have picked up before.

My rating system: (100% of my reading is through my library or online content, for reference) 5 - I absolutely loved it and will be buying a copy for my bookshelf! 4 - I really enjoyed this and will pick up a used copy from somewhere to share with others. 3 - This was pretty good, I can see why people like it. 2 - This just really wasn't quite for me. 1* - This should have been a DNF...

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78% complete! KnitAFett has read 41 of 52 books.

reviewed The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)

Aiden Thomas: The Sunbearer Trials (2022, Feiwel & Friends) 4 stars

Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where ten semidioses compete in a series of challenges with …

Ok, I love Aiden Thomas.

5 stars

Disclaimer: This is a YA book, so I did not judge it harshly in an attempt to compare it to adult book expectations.

This book was like taking The Hunger Games, Percy Jackson, and Mexican culture and throwing it all into the blender. I really enjoyed a mythology book that was not centered around Greek mythology. Thomas is also amazing at incorporating diversity into his books, and this one had it in spades. A semidiós is deaf and even the bad guys have enough knowledge of sign language to be able to tell what's being said. LGBTQ+ representation is shown through the entirety of the book. Teo, the MC, is trans and still struggles with accepting himself because his feathers are still the feminine brown colors. The overall acceptance of the characters choosing to be themselves and receiving full support of everyone -even the mortals- was amazing.

I really loved …

reviewed Electric Idol by Katee Robert (Dark Olympus, #2)

Katee Robert: Electric Idol (Paperback, 2022, Sourcebooks Casablanca) 3 stars

In the ultra-modern city of Olympus, there's always a price to pay. Psyche Dimitriou knew …

Better than the first in the series.

3 stars

Still not great by any means, but it held my attention more than Neon Gods did. The plot was more active in this one, but it took a back burner too many times for the convenience of stretching the book out so you got more interaction from the MCs. It went with the political intrigue a little too heavy when it didn't really help move the story along. I also didn't care much for the influencer stuff.

The connection to the first is barely there, the biggest connection being Zeus becoming a likeable character (due to the events in the 1st book) and Persephone living in the Underworld with Hades. Because Roberts gives a quick rundown of what happened, this can fully be treated as a stand-alone.

I found it enjoyable enough that I'm going to give the 3rd book a shot. But that one is going to make or …

Sophie Mackintosh, Jacqueline Harpman: I Who Have Never Known Men (2019, Penguin Random House) 5 stars

‘For a very long time, the days went by, each just like the day before, …

Really enjoyed this one.

5 stars

This book shall be my go-to reference for enjoyable stories that leave you with no answers for what is going on. We don't even know if they're on earth or not. Everything written in the book is learned through the main character who has never known life outside of the bunker. It adds an extra flair of surrealism as she gets to see and witness all these new things that the other women with her took for granted.

This copy contains an afterward referencing Jacqueline's family having to flee their home during the Nazi invasion and the likelihood that the other bunkers full of dead bodies was influenced by the concentration camps. This added an entirely new level to the book for me.

Another audiobook that was well-done. The narrator did a really great job at conveying the innocence that the MC would have had due to not knowing the …

reviewed The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch (Royals and Romance, #1)

Sara Raasch: The Nightmare Before Kissmas (2024, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom) 4 stars

Red, White & Royal Blue meets The Nightmare Before Christmas in a sexy, quirky romcom …

Cute, heavier story than expected.

4 stars

I listened to the audio book for this one, and I highly recommend it. Ellis Evans did a really great job bouncing between goofy fun conversations and serious moments. I gave it an extra star because of it. I laughed out loud in my car many times.

This has been toted as being a enemies-to-lovers romance, and that's absolutely not it at all. They are "entered" into a competition to prove that they should be the one that will marry Iris (all 3 involved characters have no interest in this marriage), but they're going along while trying to figure out what the driving factor is between this push for an arraigned marriage. There's a lot more political drama through this book, so just be prepared for that. This is another moment where I'm glad that I don't read the blurbs before I read.

This is my first holiday-themed book, so …