Reading Diaries

 Title: Master of Iron Author: Tricia Levenseller Page Number: 385 Genre: YA Fantasy My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Synopsis: Ziva may have defeated the deadly warlord Kymora, but the price was too high. Her sister's life is at stake due to the last battle and Ziva is forced into a tight race with the handsome mercenary Kellyn and the young scholar Petrick to find a magical healer in a nearby city. However, on their journey, Ziva and Kellyen are captured by an ambitious prince. Ziva is forced into the same situation she was fleeing from, magicking dangerous weapons for world domination. The forge used to be the place where Ziva felt the safest, hiding away from the world because of her anxiety. Now this same place is her prison and she is not sure how much of herself she'll have to sacrifice to save Kellyn before she is front and center of the war she tried to stop. Review: This book is the perfect ending to this duology. There was nonstop action and I was on the edge of my seat the entire...

  Title: Blade of Secrets Author: Tricia Levenseller Genre: YA Fantasy Page Number: 322 My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Synopsis: An 18 year old blade smith named Ziva has a wonderful gift of magic. She can make any weapon to harbor magic using iron. She also has severe social anxiety. Ziva spends her days in her forge making magical weapons. Ziva receives a request from a powerful warlord to make her a special weapon. The weapon Ziva ends up making a sword capable of stealing its victims' secrets. This sword has the strength to take down kingdoms. When Ziva learns the true intentions the warlord has for the sword, to use the weapon to enslave the world under her rule, she runs away with her sister. On their journey they are joined by a handsome mercenary and a young scholar, with a knowledge of the world's magic, to keep the sword safe until they find someone worthy of its power. Review: I FLEW through this book. I could not stop reading it. It has been a while since I read a fantasy boo...

Title: Better Than the Movies Author: Lynn Painter Genre: YA Romance Page Number: 349 My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Synopsis:  Lover and daydreamer Liz Buxbaum had a crush on a boy named Micheal for as long as she can remember. He moved away before she could do anything about it. Now that he is back in town, Liz is determined to get him to notice her and hopefully have him ask her to prom, even if it means befriending Wes Bennett. Wes is the annoying and attractive next door neighbor who has been a pain to Liz since they were kids. Wes and Michael are friends which means Wes is Liz’s way in. However, as Wes and Liz begin to plot ways to get her noticed by Micheal, the inevitable feelings begin to grow.    Review:  If you are looking for the romance book to end all romance books, this is the one for you. One thing about me is that I absolutely love romcoms and romance movies. My favorite movie ever is How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days. Each chapter of the book begins with a quote fr...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5      A seemingly normal girl has her life turned around when she is the only person alive in a chilling accident. Paranormal things start to happen to her and she starts to believe there was more to the accident than she can remember. Add along a classmate that seems to know her more than she knows herself, Mara is in for a whirlwind adventure.                                                  Review: I loved everything about this book. It's the first book in a trilogy, therefore it ends on a cliffhanger. If you are into paranormal romance, or paranormal activity in general this book is for you. There was never a moment where I wanted to stop reading, nor was I ever bored with the novel. It starts with a bang and doesn't let up until the final page. Mara is such an unbelievably strong ch...