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My Rating System

Book ratings are very subjective, so here is my rating system. I use a 5 star rating scale for fiction books and a more descriptive way for non-fiction books.

Fiction Books

5 Stars – An absolutely amazing book! I loved it, it is a book that will stay with me for a long time. I loved the characters, the story was unique and it is a book I would re-read. A must read!

4 Stars – An excellent book. There may be 1-2 things that would keep me from calling it amazing but it didn’t take away from the overall story. Definitely recommend it!

3 Stars – I liked it, however it’s not a book I think you must read. It’s a book that either it’s not for everyone, was lacking something for me to connect with or I had some issues with. A book I probably wouldn’t read again.

2 Stars – I liked it enough to finish it but I don’t recommend it.

DNF – Did not finish. If Im about 100 pages in and I am not into the book I’ll put it down. There’s no time for bad books!

Non-Fiction Books

Read NOW – This is a book that I think everyone should read. It is has an important message and I loved everything about it.

Read – I recommend this book and I really enjoyed it. This is a book I’m glad I read.

Did not resonate with me – This book was not for me but I think others would find it interesting or would relate better to it.

I hope this is helpful as you read my book reviews!

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Finished IRON FLAME 🔥 🐉 🐶 My lil dragon Finished IRON FLAME 🔥 🐉 

🐶 My lil dragon Tallulah has some thoughts about this book as well! 

📖 I’m so glad I didn’t read this when it came out (I tried and couldn’t get into it) because now I can jump right into ONYX STORM.

✨ I’d say I didn’t like it as much as Fourth Wing. I think it was a little messy and this book could have probably been 2 separate books. However, I was definitely entertained and the cliff hangers always leave me wanting more. That ending 😳🫣🤯

🎧 I listened to part of this via the dramatized audiobook (better than the regular audio) and I definitely recommend it. However it’s sometimes hard to follow with so many characters so I kept going back to the physical book. 

Overall I enjoyed it and can’t wait to read the next one!

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Currently reading 📖 + New reading area Excited Currently reading 📖 + New reading area

Excited to spend the weekend with these books! Hoping to finish Iron Flame so I can start Onyx Storm right away. 

For book club we’re reading Disney High which is so fascinating. I think it’s going to be a great one for a book club discussion!

We recently added this new reading area to our bedroom and I’m obsessed 😍 I’m excited to spend some time here this weekend.

What are you currently reading?

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Happy Onyx Storm day to those who celebrate! 🐉 Happy Onyx Storm day to those who celebrate! 🐉 

For some reason I didn’t get to Iron Flame until now (im about halfway through 🫣). Can’t wait to read this one as soon as I finish Iron Flame! 🔥 

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Are you reading Onyx Storm this week?
First book of 2025 and first 5 ⭐️ So much dr First book of 2025 and first 5 ⭐️ 

So much drama, spans a long period of time, it has characters with depth and it is just fun!

I loved the interview transcript way of telling the story. It switches between 1st person to interview. Definitely gives Taylor Jenkins Reid vibes. If you loved Daisy Jones and the six you’ll like this one. 

I alternated between the audiobook and physical book and enjoyed both. But the audiobook is phenomenal!

There’s a lot of hype around this book already and it definitely lives up to the hype.

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Dream library is pretty much complete! (For now 😆) When we first saw the pictures to our house one of the first things we saw was this library area and we instantly fell in love. It needed some work but we made it our own. I still can’t believe we live here 🥰 

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Some books I’m prioritizing over the next month Some books I’m prioritizing over the next month or two. Have you read any of these? 

#books #bookstack #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #readwithjenna #thegreatdivide #luladeanslittlelibraryofbannedbooks #bluesisters #thegodofthewoods #hereonemoment #bookrecommendations #bookshelves #homelibrary #tbr #tbrpile
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