I really love the way you describe books in your wrap ups. It helps me so much to figure out which books might be right for me. I’m so excited to try out The God of the Woods and Weyward now, they’re both going to be bumped up on my tbr. 📚
Yes she’s quite good in my opinion! I don’t think you can go wrong with either series, although outside the two I mentioned here, I don’t know a ton about her other books ☺️
Yeees Weyward was such a hit for me as well, and I can't wait for her new release next year! And love to hear that you are bingeing Elements of Cadence, that story is so atmospheric and oddly charming. Hope the ending of House of Chains is amazing for you, happy reading :)))
Wow I had no idea she had another book coming next year, thanks for putting that on my radar! 🩷 and yes Rebecca Ross seems to have a knack for worlds that are atmospheric and a bit sad while somehow also being charming! Lol
What do you think about A River Enchanted/A Fire Endless audiobooks? I wanted to pick A River Enchanted (it's my hopeful bard pick for r/fantasy bingo) on audio because I tend to prefer atmospheric reads on audio and I expect this story to be an atmospheric read, but when I tried the audio sample, it sounded pretty terrible to my ears - the narrator grated on my ears and it was kinda hard to understand her due to the heavy accent (probably because I am not a native English speaker, although I have listened to a few other Celtic inspired stories with Celtic narrations and had no problems), so I am curious to hear your thoughts on it 🤔
So far I’ve thought that the audiobook is very well done! I don’t know if I’ve enjoyed it as much as physically reading the first book though… I’ve found that sometimes the tone and inflection the narrator gives the characters aren’t what I would have imagined for them, if I was reading their dialogue myself in my own head. That’s a really hard thing to quantify though 😅
Ooh girl you didn't mention that Weyward was full of triggering content relating to the topic of sexual assault. You should do that, it doesn't ruin the story to warn your subscribers of that. In my experience no one cares about warning of triggers though so I guess we all need to learn how to look it up ourselves if that stuff bothers us. Anyway...It was a page turner. She got me interested and caring for the characters. I suffered though, I suffered, fellow girls reading this. It wasn't the same vibe as other female revenge stories (which is what this ultimately is). It was written in a very beginner way too, in that she was constantly bringing up her themes and symbols (CHARACTER SAYING OVER AND OVER THAT THE BUGS AND BIRDS ARE MAGICAL AND I LOVE THEM) lol. It was a polarizing book that is part of the reason that the reviews are full of angry people and then very pleased people. It was very "women good, men bad". The other theme of pregnancy was also a super strange incorporation. I saw a goodreads review saying the book was anti abortion and to be honest..... they're right, whether or not that was the author's intention, it was there and it was ugly. ALSO-Believe you me! I am a misandrist through and through as well. (because misandry isnt real, men are not systemically oppressed so it cant be real) and I STILL thought she was bashing us over the head with "MEN BAD, MEN BAD, MEN BAD." LOL.
Yeah that’s fair, I did mention the triggers in my goodreads reviews and honestly just slipped my mind to mention them here, but I’m a big proponent of that as well! I appreciate you mentioning that! As for the rest of your thoughts, I can see your perspective and how the story would come off that way, but I didn’t find it bothered me at all that the themes were somewhat on the nose
House of Chains is so long so I totally get it taking you so much time. Also glad Weyward worked better for you than it did for me!
It’s been a really engaging book but on busy days I don’t make much progress hahah
I really love the way you describe books in your wrap ups. It helps me so much to figure out which books might be right for me. I’m so excited to try out The God of the Woods and Weyward now, they’re both going to be bumped up on my tbr. 📚
Aww that is so nice to hear, thank you! 🩷 I hope you end up enjoying them!
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I am so intrigued by Rebecca Ross' books but have yet to pick one up! I'm so glad to hear you like them ❤
Yes she’s quite good in my opinion! I don’t think you can go wrong with either series, although outside the two I mentioned here, I don’t know a ton about her other books ☺️
I want to read a brando sando sometime soon because I’ve heard sooooo much about his world building!
Yes it’s definitely one of his biggest strengths! Along with his magic systems but I kind of think about that under the same category ☺️
Yeees Weyward was such a hit for me as well, and I can't wait for her new release next year! And love to hear that you are bingeing Elements of Cadence, that story is so atmospheric and oddly charming. Hope the ending of House of Chains is amazing for you, happy reading :)))
Wow I had no idea she had another book coming next year, thanks for putting that on my radar! 🩷 and yes Rebecca Ross seems to have a knack for worlds that are atmospheric and a bit sad while somehow also being charming! Lol
@@GraceDionneReads you're welcome!!
and you hit the nail on the head, she shines in that aspect!
Good morning, Grace. Enjoyed your review on "The God of the Woods".❤
Thank you! ❤️
Can't wait to hear your HoC thoughts, it was one of my fav ones if I remember rightly.
The ending was 🔥🔥
@@GraceDionneReads Yes !! Witness !!
What do you think about A River Enchanted/A Fire Endless audiobooks? I wanted to pick A River Enchanted (it's my hopeful bard pick for r/fantasy bingo) on audio because I tend to prefer atmospheric reads on audio and I expect this story to be an atmospheric read, but when I tried the audio sample, it sounded pretty terrible to my ears - the narrator grated on my ears and it was kinda hard to understand her due to the heavy accent (probably because I am not a native English speaker, although I have listened to a few other Celtic inspired stories with Celtic narrations and had no problems), so I am curious to hear your thoughts on it 🤔
So far I’ve thought that the audiobook is very well done! I don’t know if I’ve enjoyed it as much as physically reading the first book though… I’ve found that sometimes the tone and inflection the narrator gives the characters aren’t what I would have imagined for them, if I was reading their dialogue myself in my own head. That’s a really hard thing to quantify though 😅
Ooh girl you didn't mention that Weyward was full of triggering content relating to the topic of sexual assault. You should do that, it doesn't ruin the story to warn your subscribers of that. In my experience no one cares about warning of triggers though so I guess we all need to learn how to look it up ourselves if that stuff bothers us. Anyway...It was a page turner. She got me interested and caring for the characters. I suffered though, I suffered, fellow girls reading this. It wasn't the same vibe as other female revenge stories (which is what this ultimately is). It was written in a very beginner way too, in that she was constantly bringing up her themes and symbols (CHARACTER SAYING OVER AND OVER THAT THE BUGS AND BIRDS ARE MAGICAL AND I LOVE THEM) lol. It was a polarizing book that is part of the reason that the reviews are full of angry people and then very pleased people. It was very "women good, men bad". The other theme of pregnancy was also a super strange incorporation. I saw a goodreads review saying the book was anti abortion and to be honest..... they're right, whether or not that was the author's intention, it was there and it was ugly. ALSO-Believe you me! I am a misandrist through and through as well. (because misandry isnt real, men are not systemically oppressed so it cant be real) and I STILL thought she was bashing us over the head with "MEN BAD, MEN BAD, MEN BAD." LOL.
Yeah that’s fair, I did mention the triggers in my goodreads reviews and honestly just slipped my mind to mention them here, but I’m a big proponent of that as well! I appreciate you mentioning that! As for the rest of your thoughts, I can see your perspective and how the story would come off that way, but I didn’t find it bothered me at all that the themes were somewhat on the nose