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What Happened When I Read 7 Books in 7 Days (And What It Did to My Reading Taste)

Estimated Reading Time: 6min

I have challenged myself to do something that I’m not actually fully convinced is going to happen… to read 7 books, in 7 days. That means I’ll need to read one book every day for a week to complete this challenge. Let’s see if we made it.

BOOK 1: The Fine Print (Lauren Asher)

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As part of my reading books without paying attention to my normal content warnings, I gave this one a go… I’m glad I did.

I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Grumpy sunshine with a Disney park type background was really fun. The look into running something like that was very interesting, and while there are documentary style pieces about what it’s like working at a park like Disney, this was a deeper look into a potential world that could exist (minus the grumpy and temporary man in charge all of a sudden looking to head a project with a deadline).
I thought the character development was pretty well done. The plot thread in the other brothers in a way that I am excited for their stories.

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BOOK 2: The Wake-Up Call (Beth O’Leary)

Honestly, this book was forgettable for me, and the only reason I kept reading it was because of this challenge.

I don’t know why exactly you should root for people who clearly dislike each other so strongly to push aside that feeling and admit their attraction to each other, but here we are. If the “hate” was dialled down a little more, I would have bought into it a little more. Still, I see what we were going for and it was fine.

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BOOK 3: Wilder (Rebecca Yarros)

Okay, so I’ll admit to a semi-cheat for this one, as I’d already read through around 1/4 before I came back to it, but due to so little of it being read beforehand (and how much I wanted to finish the book) I’m going to count it!
Took me by surprise, Reminded me of The Suite life on Deck if they were doing extreme sports. Outside of the Instant attraction these 2 people seemed to have 21 another, It didn’t really see why they would want to spend time together outside of when they had to. I don’t know how Realistic it felt for people to build a foundation based only on attraction.
I did like the trying to find the person sabotaging angle, I enjoyed the extreme sports and the way it tied into the cruise ship around the world and the university experience, And I thought the characters Made sense and their motivations and decisions also seem to lineup with who they were written as In general.

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BOOK 4: Red Star Rebels (Amie Kaufman)

I don’t know quite what I was expecting with this book, but after enjoying the Illuminae files series so much, I decided to give it a go and I quite liked it.

I liked this “if Die Hard were on mars” type story as the two main characters were thrown together in a live or die countdown. It felt a little rushed at the end, and I could have had a bit more of that fleshed out, but I quite enjoyed it. The book was short enough and exciting enough that I could see myself reading it again in the future.

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BOOK 5: Yelllowface (Rebecca F Kuang)

I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect from this book, but I’ve tried reading a RF Kuang book before and I didn’t get very far… this was a different story!

I was invested from page one for this book and the increased unhinged mind of the main character grew until the very end of the story in a believable way without being too trite.
The commentary on race wasn’t too in your face, and seemed quite natural in this story and setting.

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BOOK 6: Heist Royale (Kayvion Lewis)

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Alright, so I did technically do it again. I had already read through 1/3 or so of this book previously, but it was so long ago, and I had been having so much trouble to actually finish this book, that if I hadn’t included it in this challenge, I don’t know if I would have ever finished it so… no regrets.

While I really enjoyed the first book, this one was hard to get through. I think the gambit in book 1was just a bit more interesting, and better laid out than the challenges in this book.
I spent some of this book not absorbing much, and not caring much. The stakes didn’t feel as compelling, but it was still interesting to see the different heists unfold.

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BOOK 7: Laddertop Vol 1 (Orson Scott Card)

Okay, this might seem like a cheat, but I maintain that Manga is still reading! So… yep, we did it!

Loved the design, the plot itself was okay but the first volume didn’t do anything particularly engaging just yet. I would be mildly interested to see where the plot goes, but had a lot of fun with the animation.

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Well, that was a very interesting challenge to create for myself. I honestly didn’t think I was going to make it, but it helped that I was immersive reading (audio and physical book at the same time) for about half of these. Guess it goes to show that you can read a book quickly if you don’t have much else going on 🙂

Have you read any of these books? Share your thoughts on them in the comments.

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Christy Grace

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I Read Viral BookTok Books With No Rules Again | Here’s the Pattern I Can’t Ignore

Estimated Reading Time: 3min

The first in this series did great, the second was a flame out, but what about the third? I’m reading books from Booktok and Booktube while throwing out my normal reading rules. I don’t usually like explicit scenes or darker themes, certain trigger/content warnings put a book out of the running, but we’re ignore those rules and trying out these books to see if they’re worth it.

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Wasnt expecting a war between “gods” and that is not something I was interested to read. The conflict of fighting journalists was resolved before the end of the book…. it was the whole reason I came and I wasn’t interested to see the new direction of the story afterwards. Didn’t finish this one.

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Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

Ridiculous, horrendous, hilarious. The idea is so preposterously amazing that I absolutely loved it. Even amongst the dark, very intense moments and ideas, the humour made it enjoyable. Something that would otherwise be horrible, somehow is now incredible. I now officially want a cat to win and rule the world… yup.

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Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston

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A bit slow to start for me but once it got going, I had a lot of fun. Hearing someone else’s thoughts until you write the song that plagues you both was such a fun idea. Part Music and Lyrics, this was laced also with dementia and family history.

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The Do-Over by T.L. Swan

While some of this book was genuinely hilarious, I thought Christopher was the most insufferable, selfish, entitled, un redeemable asshole that didn’t deserve jack!
I don’t understand why she liked or chose him. He had literally zero redeemable moments. In fact, the idea that he was semi nice to a kid on the streets of Spain was NOT enough. He was a dick regardless. The story really was a love story between him and this kid because he didn’t do squat for the woman he supposedly loved, but then when this kid needs him, he’s willing to change it all. Nope. Why did she even bother with him? He didn’t have any character development or emotional intelligence upgrades. He started as an ass, and he ended as an ass. I wasn’t rooting for him whatsoever and she deserved better.

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Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

I loved the style that this book was in, loved the way The story unfolded, Just everything. I dont normally read something like this, But I’m so glad I made an exception. Because of the format, it was different and way more engaging for me. I was yelling at the book and my jaw dropped to the floor so many times as things happened. I was absolutely enthralled the entire time.

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I think this was the first challenge where I found a five star book! And one that came remarkably close. Honestly, this round was a mixed bag, but some hit the mark and others fell flat. I think this back and forth has convinced me to hang up the hat.. or…..

Let’s do it one more time!

Have you read any of these books? Let me know what you thought.

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Christy Grace

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BookTok Without Rules Part 2: The Books That Actually Surprised Me

Estimated Reading Time: 3min

I normally have rules on what I read to make sure that I’m not giving myself the ick, or going to places in my imagination that I don’t want to be in.. but I’m throwing out the rules and reading whatever I’ve heard about on Booktok that I can find at the second hand stores!

Last time, this experiment was extremely successful, and I walked away with some bangers! Let’s see if this was just as good…

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

I did not finish this one, but made it about 30% of the way through.

It started to get creepy, and while I was somewhat engaged in the mystery, I wasn’t on the edge of my seat enough to overlook some of that. There were also some pretty intense trigger warnings like un-aliving and self harm, so it was an easy DNF for me.

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Five Brothers by Penelope Douglass

Wow. Intense explicit scenes including not full consent. Also, working your way through sleeping with a bunch of brothers is an interesting plot… but why? This one was not for me, and I ended up making it a lot further than I thought I would at around 30%, but it was a no from me.

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These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

I made it through the prologue and one page of chapter 1 before putting this one down. Yeah, I might have been open to something a little darker than normal, but this one was giving so much creepy ick that I just had to say no. Shame.

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King of Wrath by Anna Huang

Written in a way that keeps the story flowing enough that you want to see how the characters handle things and how it will all play out. Writing is nice. Content is questionable. Explicit scenes but between two people who treat each other terribly. They are mean, manipulative, punitive, and toxic. Why would you want two characters like that to have a romantic attachment just because of a physical attraction?

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Welp, that one was less successful than last time… Lots more DNF options and things that stepped over the line of even the ‘throw out the rules’ idea. Perhaps this should be the last one of these I do….

Haha – nah! I still want to try again, so let’s see if next time we can get more amazing reads, or if the DNF train will continue 🙂

Have you read any of these (maybe all the way through)? Let me know what you thought of them.

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Christy Grace

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I Read BookTok Favorites With No Rules | Here’s What Kept Repeating

Estimated Reading Time 3min

Normally, I avoid certain books (especially from Booktok or Booktube) because of content or trigger warnings. There are some books too explicit, too dark, too much with an ick of mine… but this time, I threw out all the rules.

I decided to read books that people swear are amazing, and ignore all my normal rules for reading – triggers and all! Let’s see if it was worth it 🙂

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Having this many POV can sometimes be a bit messy, but I think this was really well done. It added such incredible drama to the story, I love to jump in and out of people’s perspectives, plus when everybody in a heist is in a different spot as part of the team layout like this is necessary. I liked everyone. All the characters in their own ways were fantastic, they interacted with each other really well, and the plot moved forward with these character dynamics in mind. The actual heist/prison break itself was really well done. I enjoyed the setup, the planning, the execution, and everything in between.
The magic system was quite good, it was a bit of a spin on the normal type of abilities you can see in people. I like the way that this particular system spun things, and I would love to see more.

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November 9 by Colleen Hoover

Wow.
I wasn’t gonna read a book by Colleen but I’m really glad I chose this one. Even though there are some pretty intense themes in the story, I really enjoyed most of this. There is a little bit of trauma bonding, but a lot of really funny and cute moments as well. I was a lot more invested than I thought I would be. I liked the characters and the plot – it was really engaging.

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Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

I really wish this was not as spicy as it was, because I really liked this book. I don’t usually like spice however I was reading this as part of a challenge. The dynamics with the characters in this book was so fun to watch unfold. They were hilarious, I enjoyed the plot but it’s definitely a romance book that focuses on characters which was fine. I loved the characters. I had so much fun and I was giggling so often that if anyone else was home, they would’ve thought I was crazy.

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

This book was not what I expected.
There was some parts of that I really liked, like looking into the Hollywood in the golden age. I also appreciated how candid the character of Evelyn Hugo was, and the way the relationship with Monique was explored.
I understand what the book was doing, but if I knew that going in, I probably wouldn’t have read it.
Pretty well written, pretty interesting the way the plot was expressed, and pretty engaging characters.

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I think this experiment was a success! For the most part, I got great books, some of which taking me by utter surprise! While I am happy that I opened up my expectations for this, I’m not sure if I will keep going…

Just kidding – let’s do it again!

Have you read any of these? Let me know what you thought of them.

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Christy Grace

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The Recent Books That Completely Changed My Reading Mood

Estimated Reading Time: 3min

I had the absolute pleasure to read some AMAZING books recently. Some were 5 stars, others a little less, but all of them gave me such an incredible experience that I’m going to share!

The Perfect Rom-Com (Melissa Ferguson)

This book was hilarious, and I had so much fun reading it. It was not just giving two weeks notice, it was singing in the rain which I had so much fun with. I loved the characters, and found the story to be great. I enjoyed where we went, I loved how everything unfolded, and The relationship was so much fun. Getting a peek behind the curtain for writing is always fun, and I loved The relationships -they were so much fun. Getting a peek behind the curtain for writing is always fun, and I loved the humour and cool angle that was taken.
Fun from start to finish, and one of the best Romcoms I’ve read all year.

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How to Plot A Payback (Melissa Ferguson)

She is two for two in recent reads!

Even without the reference to my favourite movie of all time, similarities to Friends (Neighbours.. I mean come on haha), and writer characters, I still would have loved this story.
The tv show element was really fun, and Lavender was not what I was expecting from the description. The characters themselves were great, and I loved seeing them interact and react.
Can I also say, no third act conflict or misunderstanding blah blah was so refreshing! I loved this. Things felt real and even though Lavender was a little push over ish, I know people like that so it still felt pretty authentic to the character.
It was fun, engaging, witty, romantic without being sappy, just good times all around.

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Wandering Wild (Lynette Noni)

I had way more fun with this book then I thought I would. Even though I saw the ending coming 1,000,000 miles away, it was definitely a great way to end this – It made a great story, and it was a really good decision plot wise. I enjoyed the tension, I thought that the difficult background stories were woven in pretty well, and I enjoyed how the story progressed. It felt like a pretty natural progression given the circumstances, and I enjoyed the dynamics of the character characters and the plot.
A little Insta love-ish, but I didn’t mind so much.

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The Chaos Grid (Lindsey Lewellen)

Enjoyed the world for this story, and could see the elements of Jonah in the story as well. The world Building was done really well, without slamming too much information in your face but also leaving too much out so you don’t understand. Well balanced, and very impressed with that.
I enjoyed the characters, the banter, and the way things unfolded. I thought it was really really well written, and there were some really great content in the book.

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These books were so good that I had to share. What are some books that you’ve read recently that you would recommend?

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Christy Grace

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Books That Surprised Me (And Why I Didn’t See It Coming)

Estimated Reading Time: 4min

I read some books recently, some with high expectations, others with low or none – and the results were surprising!

Murder Between Friends (Liz Lawson)

Went into this book with Absolutely no context, hadn’t heard of it before, and wasn’t sure what to expect. I really enjoyed it. Even though I piece together bits and pieces of the story as I went through the book, I didn’t piece it all together in the correct order until the end. I was invested in the mystery, trying to figure out what was going on as I went through and was actually quite engaged. After reading a lot of books in a similar genre, I wasn’t sure if it would keep me engaged. It did.
The characters were very much acting like teenagers, but that’s the point in a YA book. I didn’t mind too much, though I did find Ally was very angry a lot of this book. It did kind of grate on me, and I also thought that Grace was a lot of a pushover all the way through as well, which also grated on me. Some of this book was written really well, the mystery in particular was fantastic. Character wise it was fine, I’m not a teenager so some of that is going to naturally not be as easy to connect to any more. Having said that, I still thought it was really well done.

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The 49th Mystic (Ted Dekker)

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I’m really of two minds with this story. On one hand, I see the deep theological concepts at work. On the other side though, I see some of what appears to be closer to New Age understanding. I don’t know how to marry the two together. I always thought that the Circle world looked a little too deeply into the demonic side (particularly the fourth instalment). I’m not saying that there wasn’t Christian themes and theology in the story – because you could find it in there, but a lot of what was explored felt less biblical/gospel related like the Circle series was originally, and a lot more of that “spiritual” kind. I always feel a bit squirmy in some of the exploration of the darker side of these books.
The story itself, I found to be quite interesting. I liked that Rachelle was trying to work through the idea of being blind both physically and spiritually. There were some very interesting themes that were explored and I liked the concept of the city of Eden. I was tossing up with the rating whether it would be higher or not, but I think that I was left with the feeling of unease more so than contemplation as is often the case with Dekker books. Having said that, there were moments that I was challenged in my own understanding, and my own situation. We can all be blind sometimes to things in our lives, but I think we need to weigh up a story like this with the Scriptures.

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How To Lose A Lord in 10 Days (Sophie Irwin)

Mixture of how to lose a guy in 10 days and pride and prejudice. It was really fun, and this period of history in writing does not usually appeal to me. This was one of the exceptions. I am so glad I read this book, it was so much fun. I loved the back and forth, the one upmanship, and The absolute chaos. It was too fun to watch these characters interact, and how things unfolded.

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The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook (Brandon Sanderson)

I wasn’t going to read this book, but when I started it just to check it out briefly I couldn’t stop.

It was funny, interesting and kept me engaged the whole way through. This was a prime example of the amnesia storyline done well. I’m not usually a fan of mediaeval timelines, or anything to do with wizardry, but there was honestly not really any magic in that way. I also enjoyed the mediaeval time, mostly because it had people from a little further in our time technology wise.

I enjoyed discovering our main character as he kept going through the series, and how he interacted with everyone as he went through it.

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While some books were nice surprises, others were disappointing, but that’s the nature of books. Sometimes you like them, and sometimes you don’t.

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Christy Grace

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I Finally Read My Most Anticipated Books | Here’s What Actually Delivered

Estimated Reading Time: 5min

I have a few anticipated books that have come out recently and I am so excited to finally read them and let you know whether they were worth the wait, or not…

Close Protection (Eden Victoria)

I liked it okay, but it was pretty mid level for me. The concept was average, romance was good but mostly average save few great moments, the writing was good but not incredible. It was nice but sometimes a little boring. Only because it didn’t really have a grab your attention premise amongst a sea of other options. It sounded great, but it was just good/okay.
It frustrated me that almost grown woman exclusively referred to her actual Father as Daddy continuously like she was 8. It gave booktok type hints but never properly followed through. Simultaneously characters were somewhat dull and unusually brutal at once. Everyone was good at everything.
It felt like it hovered around the edge of great but just never quite made it. Good, but not incredible. Still a worthwhile read though.

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Thieves Gambit: Heist Royale (Kayvion Lewis)

I’m going to count this as “read” even though I did not technically finish it. I was really wanting to continue the series with this book, however it was released too long after I read the first for me to a) remember what happened and who I was supposed to care about and b) be interested in general. I am hoping to come back to this another time when I’m more in the mood for it, but I did find it difficult to get into this story.

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Games Untold (Jennifer Lynn-Barnes)

Mixed short stories following the characters we know from the inheritance games. Some were good, some were really interesting, and some only so so. A short story book is always a little challenging to review, because there are so many variables. But I will say, though, I did enjoy seeing the characters again and filling in some of the blanks that the main books didn’t flesh out.
Stories I really enjoyed was Hannah and Toby, I also love Xander. He is such a fun character. Nash is actually my favourite after this short story, I really wish we had more Nash in the main series because he is such a funny character.
Fun and really just for fans to get another little look into the characters that they like.

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Fragile Sanctuary (Catherine Cowles)

Ummm, well that wasn’t what I expected.
I didn’t realise this was an open door book until I was already in it. For some reason the content warnings I looked at did not put that on the list, which I really wish it would have. I’m a closed door book preferred reader, so it was a little bit Unusual. Having said that, I made it all the way to the end because I wanted to see how the rest of the plot would conclude. I liked it, I thought that the characters were on the heavy side, there was a lot of grief and loss that was looked at, discussed, and dealt with. I thought it was done pretty well, and pretty realistically. I enjoyed the mystery part of the story, however I will say the reveal at the end was more of the. “ Let’s not give the reader any clues whatsoever and throw an absolute curveball at the end” type of conclusion. I don’t like those, because they feel undeserved, and almost like a trick on the reader. Rather than laying down clues all the way through, if you were smart to pick them up or if you look back and think of course, those are the better reveals. This was very much a zero clues given type of a reveal.

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Wes and Addie Had Their Chance (Bethany Turner)

There was a lot to like in this book, and I found the character of Wes to be really fun to read. There was a lot of elements going on, like the CIA, presidential candidate, being left at the altar, second chance romance, death of a spouse, alcoholism, fake marriage, and so much more. It was a lot packed into one story. There was also a small town romance, And links to the characters we saw in the first few books of this town. I didn’t love these characters as much as the previous, however Wes really was a great character. He was interesting, a little bit sloppy and crazy, but we love him for it. Addie was an interesting one for me, I am not 100% sure on how I feel about her. I understood her motivations, she was pretty well written, but as a character I didn’t really engage with her. I bought their story, I bought what happened in the plot when we came into it, but I really came to the story for Wes.
While this was printed under a predominantly Christian publisher, I wouldn’t call this book a Christian book. A lot of Bethany‘s earlier books would have an easier time being labelled as that, but a lot of her later books are not. There was one very small reference and in passing to Jesus in here, but if you are looking for what made her earlier books so great in the Christian space, you won’t get it here. In fact you won’t get it in this entire entire series. Not that I mind necessarily, I did feel like this book had a little bit of a sellout vibe to it though. I understand it’s a story that Bethany wanted to write for a very long time, so I understand if she had to do what she had to do to get this written, or she could’ve wanted the story to look like this the whole time. It doesn’t really matter, it was still a good book.
I liked the idea of the presidential campaign in the background, but it really wasn’t the focus of the book. There was even death of a parent to focus on, and a lot to try and pin down. I think perhaps that’s why some of this fell a little less than I was hoping for, because it was just so much jam packed into one story.

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Well, there you have it. Have you ready any of these books? Let me know your thoughts below!

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Christy Grace

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Finishing Series I Abandoned Halfway Through (Part 2): What Changed My Mind

Estimated Reading Time: 4min

I’m at it again! I’m trying to finish series that I started but still haven’t gotten a chance to finish. Here are the final reviews.

Circle Series by Ted Dekker

GREEN

Oh. My. Gosh.
I didn’t think this was where this book would end up and wowie it went into some very dark places indeed. It towed a very razor sharp line spiritually for me, almost like CS Lewis described when he wrote the Screwtape Letters (apologies if you don’t know the back story on that but I won’t go into detail here.. check the forward on his SL book from Lewis if you’re interested).
The parallels with some of the Old Testament Bible stories were interesting. It was pretty clear for Elijah and the alter competition with the priests of baal, but honestly it was so descriptive of some pretty dark things in the entire book that I felt quite icky a lot. The pagan world would have been something else to behold for sure. I don’t like or do vampires, but here we are. Warning for graphic self harm and injury detail… it was a lot.
Having said that, the way things were woven in was incredible. I randomly picked up a book from the Paradise series a while ago and turns out it was the best thing I could have done before reading this, as I feel like some of the things in this book wouldn’t have made as much sense if I hadn’t.
If not for a few really good connection points, I definitely could have skipped this one. Definitely for a fan of darker or more horror like books, but that’s not me. Nice to have the conclusion of the official Circle books, but I don’t think I would read this one again.

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Elite Bodyguards (Lynette Eason)

WITHOUT WARNING

I enjoyed the story and characters for this book. There was a lot of action from the get go and it was well done. Characters were good, and it was nice to see things like PTSD handled relatively well. I thought the plot flowed pretty well, and while it was interesting and full of action, it did feel a little bit static. I wasn’t desperate to find out what was happening next, maybe because of the break beats in the book, or maybe just because I wasn’t as invested in the plot. It felt a little like a slow investigation, that was partnered with very fast paced action. You couldn’t turn around any corner without something action happening, but at the same time the investigation was moving really slowly. I think that was maybe why I didn’t enjoy it as much. I did like it, but not as much as others. A pretty good read, a pretty good adventure/mystery, and some interesting characters as well.

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A Time To Die (Nadiene Brandess)

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A TIME TO RISE

Mixed feelings for this one.
The characters are supremely annoying for majority of the entire trilogy and the final book was no exception. Their world may be dystopian but people act the same across all changes in society. That said, when people make odd choices or feel strangely in moments that they shouldn’t, when they don’t make sense it is frustrating. Making silly choices vs unrealistic is different. These ones made unrealistic in my view.
That being said, the plot was way more interesting and engaging than the other two books. I actually liked the plot progression in this one quite a bit, and found myself caring what happened. Unfortunately, that was one of the only saving parts of this for me. It was written quite well too.
This book has a lot more pushy messaging. I love Christian fiction, but… this wasn’t preachy as such, it was more….. smack you over the head every few pages so you didn’t forget that this was Christian fiction. It was a lot more insistent with the messaging than the other two. It makes sense as that’s been the characters journey, but it fully leaned into pushing it quite forcefully in this one.

A little spoilery (so fair warning):

Scully’s storyline made zero sense for me. I see what was attempted but it came so far out of nowhere that I did not buy it whatsoever. The ending also felt too… easy. Not earned.

So, it was hit and miss I suppose.

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Danger in Shadows (Chapman)

LIGHT OF THE DAWN

Pretty well written but it was basically a book full of side quests. It was one problem on a journey after another. This series was a bit like this throughout. It made it feel disjointed for me. There wasn’t a clear plot driven story, more a character review of how people would react in a blanket destruction. Characters were fine but not too engaging. Stories were good, some more interesting than others but nothing largely fascinating. I was bored quite often.

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So glad to finally have these series finished off! It was difficult for some, a lovely conclusion for others, but either way it’s done! !

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Christy Grace