Hello, dearies! It is time for a new appreciation and a look back into a book that I thought I had liked from the start, but when reading the original review, I found out I had not. But after the second read, I loved it.
The Dream Thief, is book 2 in the Drakon Series by Shana Abรฉ (one of my fav authors). And the strange thing is that I really thought I had liked it the first time as well, but it seems I found Lia annoying and the whole thing as too much explaining.
Genres:ย Fantasy. Classics. Children. Young Adult (Maybe). Fiction.
Book Description:ย
Narnia . . . a realm where animals converse . . . where trees stride with purpose … where a decisive battle looms on the horizon. A prince, resolute in reclaiming his rightful throne, assembles a formidable army to vanquish the false king plaguing his land. Ultimately, it will be a clash of honor between two men that will determine the fate of an entire world.
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Rating: 4 out of 5.
Hello, dearies! Welcome to another Narnia review!
As you might know I am reading the Narnia books, Prince Caspian, book 4 in the Series (Chronological order) was the one I had been expecting to read the most, probably because of the movie, probably because it seemed like that interesting shift into a different Narnia.
Oh, spoilers alert btw, so if you don’t know about the story or haven’t watched the movies, be warned there will be spoilers.
So, I wanted to read Prince Caspian since I started with The Magician’s Nephew, but by the time I finished reading this book, I literally said: come on!
2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse, exciting? I think so, and I like the Chinese Zodiac and the Lunar New Year, I’m hooked.
So, before I go into books that have horses on the cover or are about horses, did you know this about the Chinese zodiac? I didn’t know, and I like to keep myself informed: The Year of the Horse is about energy, independence, and a restless spark for adventure. ๐ The rare Fire Horse amplifies that spirit even more. And, it appears once every 60 years, and is associated with fierce passion, charisma, and bold, untamed ambition. In traditional lore, Fire Horse years were considered powerful and unpredictable. A year for courage, risk, and charging toward new horizons. ๐ฅโจ
So, this 2026 is a fierce one that we can definitely look forward to enjoying and having a spark of adventure. Alright, enough astrology, let’s do books!
First, you can check the list in video:
If you’re here for my ranting on words, to read, here are a few books that I found, and one that it is actually in my online bookshelf.
Today, I’m jumping straight into these 10 books in the Suspense, Horror, Gothic, and Mystery section, this post was originally posted on 2023… but now, just in time for Halloween. ๐ป We go again, with extra books as bonus.
A new list is here, but not a book specific one, but the authors that made me grab copy after copy of their books, and sometimes get different versions of the same book. ๐ What they have in common? Not much other their amazing way of telling a story and make me want to go into those worlds.
Basically, the authors who are responsible that I am such a bookish girl. High praise, I know! ๐โจ๏ธ
Alright, here we go. Jumping right into it, I will ramble enough later on.
Cassandra Clare
This was the obvious one. Even if all books I have read by Cassie are the Shadowhunters novels it is still an author I would start reading a book from without questioning much. ๐
And, yes, there are others books by her that are not The Mortal Instrumentals, The Dark Artifices, or Magnus’ Stories. Like Sword Catcher.
Jennifer Armentrout
For Jennifer, again, I haven’t actually read other books others than the ones with Aliens and such in them, yes, I mean the Lux Series and the Origin Series. But unlike with Cassandra Clare, I do know she has so many other books that are right up my alley, I have them saved on my endless TBR. Like the Dark Elements Series,ย Harbinger Series or the Covenant Series, all of which I have read the descriptions of and added to my list. But she has others, too.
Shana Abe
Ah, Shana. I love her writing, she quickly became one of my top fav authors after I read The Drakon Series. And I did read almost all of her books after that.
It was epic. Mostly Romance, Regency, Fantasy, and drama novels in a historical setting (Intimate Enemies. The Last Mermaid.A Winter Rose), and yet, I read through each book like it was a holiday and I had the time. This was years ago, but I have re-read some of her books and still like them like the first time.
But The Sweetest Dark and The Dream Thief remain my top favourite books by Shana. And yes, I have bought or added books by her only by seeing her name.
Laura Gallego
Laura Gallego Garcia is a Spanish author that first got my attention when I read The Idhun Chronicles, ten years ago? Or so, it was a long time ago. ๐ฅน And from that first trilogy, which I have re read a bunch of times and talked about almost a little too much (Idhunita), but because of how much I immersed myself in the story of the three suns and three moons, I couldn’t help but see her name and immediately buy a book or add it to my TBR.
Now, I haven’t read them all, but I am sure that I will like them all the same.
Marissa Meyer
Alright, finally but not least important or less favourite is Marissa Meyer, although she is a newer like, her retelling of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel to name the first three ofThe Lunar Chronicles was on point and creative, haha, that sounded a bit generic, sorry.
Let me start again, I love The Lunar Chronicles stories, Cinder, which is about Cinderella, I had to restart the first chapter aย couple of times before I truly stayed and read to them. And it was worth it. And after reading Scarlet, I went and got the paperbacks, and when I started Cress, I was in deep with the story. By Winter (book 4) I was committed and sure I would read anything by Marissa Meyer.
That’s all for this one.
As I was naming these 5 like another three came to mind, but romance authors, lol. There is an idea ๐ a list of romance authors that make me buy ebooks over and over, should I?
Let me know in the comments. Or if you liked this list and would like to see different ones. I’m all ears.
Don’t forget to like, share, and follow if you are not already. It’s always nice to see your interest. โฅ๏ธ
At this point, you might have noticed that I like these books ๐ I cannot seem to stop myself from buying them. Since I picked up the Eternal Mates series again, I have not been able to stop until I get to the bottom of it all. Although, the last one I read seemed to take a small turn, a wee one from what I had read on this one and book #17. Alright I’m getting ahead of myself because I read 3 of these in a row.
I shall focus on Avenged by an Angel, which I had wanted to read since book 7? The one on Taken by a Dragon, I think; like honestly, I knew this one was coming at some point and when I began reading, it all seemed to point in the right direction, and then? To be honest, I stopped reading for a bit, it was kind of predictable, but I still read it and liked it, but was not as: whoa! As I had expected.
I feel like I don’t say that enough in the past few months. Hope you’re a returning book lover, who likes my blog, but if you’re new, welcome!
Today, I thought and thought about what to write for my next post, and realised that it has been a while since I did a book challenge, so here we are. What better way to show love for books the thinking through all the books you have read in life, and trying to remember the town they were set in, right? Wrong, it’s nerve-wracking because the more you think about it, the less the memories come to you.
The Half-Blood Prince was not going to be this week’s Throwback Thursday, but here we are, TBT with this Potter book.
I love the whole Harry Potter saga, I think that’s clear after me taking the time to talk about each book, but The Half-Blood Prince made me re-read it a few times when it first came out, and it soon became a favourite book.
After reading it, I had to wait for The Deathly Hallows, so I had to keep going back to The Half-Blood Prince for more.
Let us begin. ๐ฎ
I’ll jump right in, and perhaps go back and forward, so please be patient with my upcoming rambling.