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Bull$ts and Bonfires: Book Review

BookTok got me! I couldn’t wait for Bullets and Bonfires to be over—and not because I was hooked, but because I struggled to connect. While the side characters shone, the main duo fell flat for me, with moments that made me cringe or skim. Though there were bits I enjoyed, this read didn’t quite go as I had expected. Lesson learned: not all books with cool videos or photos are a perfect match!

I couldn’t wait for the book to be over. I’m proud because I finished it, but disappointed because I let Booktok trick me into reading it. 🥹

Hello, dearies! 📖

Not all that you read on those descriptions of books on TikTok is accurate, always keep that fresh in your mind as it is true, and it is not the first time that it has happened to me, just that other times I don’t follow through, but this time I really thought: hey, this Bullets and Bonfires might be interesting.

And it was, but not quite what I was expecting of the book.

All of that said, I enjoyed parts and bits of this book, I did not fall for the main characters neither the “hero” nor the “heroine”, there were instances that I cringed, and that has not happened to me in… ever, I think, if it has I blocked it out, some parts I basically skimmed, say a page because I didn’t find it completely relevant or worth it of the story, I know it was, this was when Bree was talking to Teller, and to be honest all the side characters got my attention more than the main two.

Seoul Anime and Stationery Shopping Haul [Autumn 2024]

A new ASMR experience out of this anime shopping haul is available. 🛍️🎧

Hello, dearies! 🛍️

I’m in Seoul for Autumn! And of course, I had to share some of the awesome anime-related goodies that I found, and so I did! ❤️

If you are subscribed to my YouTube channel: EachPage by Sela, then you know already what’s new, if you are not there with me, why not? 🥺

Perhaps you should and we can further connect through the love of books, manga, anime, travelling, it is all there.

Unchained by A Forbidden Love [Eternal Mates #15] Book Review

Unchained by a Forbidden Love had me hooked from the start with its angst and intensity, but repetitive moments and a bit too much inner monologue kept it just shy of a perfect 5. Still, Fuery’s story and that eternal love were worth every page.

If it is not an easy 5, I have to give it 4.

Book: Unchained by a Forbidden Love

Series: Eternal Mates #15

Author: Felicity Heaton

Page count: 290

Genres: Fantasy. Romance. Paranormal. Fae. Shapeshifters. Dark Elves.

I wanted to give this one 5 so badly, and the first 10% to 60% I read non stop, there it was the juicy part and the angst, the falling for the characters.

Hello, dearies! 💜

I started off this one without any greeting but I had to get it out first. Well then… what was missing in Unchained by a Forbidden Love? What made me rethink and not go for the top rating? Probably the repetitive moments or long internal dialogues.

I get it, they were necessary at some points to convey the dilemma of Fuery, not so much with Shaia, she was a bit annoying to be honest.

What is a Novel of Manners?

Ever wonder what Pride and Prejudice and The Portrait of a Lady had in common? Did you know they are Novel of Manners? They are! And this is what it all means! 📖

Hello, dear readers! 🫰

Welcome to a new bookish ramble! 📖

I know it might be obvious or it might be something you have never heard of, so here we are chatting about a book genre from yonder* times.

*Yonder is not really the right word there, that’s for a distance like “at some distance in the direction indicated”. End of lesson. 😄

So, I already know what a novel of manners is, but when I first posted my Pride and Prejudice review, I didn’t know the term. And now, I’m here to share it with you all, in case you were wondering about it, or just want to check some old books.

7 Nonsensical Tips for Readers

How’s your reading year going so far? Need some tips to continue? Check out some of these! 📖🌞

Welcome, dearies! 👋🪷

If you’re here, you must have been searching for fun non-sensical tips for readers. But what is nonsensical?

According to the dictionary:

adjective
1.
having no meaning; making no sense.
“a nonsensical argument”

Thus ends my learning/teaching portion of this post. 😆

TBT: Kissed by a Dark Prince

“Olivia thinks it’s her lucky night when a dangerously handsome unconscious fae ends up on her inspection table. He’s her chance to redeem herself with her employer, the demon-hunting organisation, Archangel. But when the tall, dark and deadly immortal warrior awakes, she gets much more than she bargained for…”

Hello, dearies! 💜

This one acts as a TBT because I had read this one before, but I re-read it again recently and it almost felt like the first time 😄.

I could barely remember what happened on this one, but one thing was clear, I didn’t misremember the fact that I freaking loved this book. I knew there was a reason for me to like Tempted by a Rogue Prince so much (book #3 in this series). It’s all because of the incredibly honest princes here. Wow.

Do you leave 1 Star Reviews?

Hello, dearies! ⭐

I was wondering about this one for some time, and have mentioned some of it before, so today I decided to go ahead and ramble for a bit about it.

Why do people leave 1-Star reviews? Don’t they know that one’s opinions is completely then somebody else’s?

Spoiler Time Sunday: Card Captor Sakura and Sasaki Rika

Hello, dearies! 🪄

Welcome to a new Spoiler Time Sunday, I had been trying to keep up with this one every week and I hope you are enjoying the little snippets of spoilers from different media, books, manga, movies. Mostly books, yes.

For today, I remembered one from Card Captor Sakura, the Manga, and the anime as well but I’ll focus on the Manga for the sake of accuracy.

Daily Prompt Answer: Cat 🐈 cats everywhere!

Daily Prompt: What is your favorite animal?

What is your favorite animal?

Hello, dearies! 👋

For this prompt I was going to say Dragons, but some would say that the question is about an animal you find right now and not a “mythical” ones then well I went with my second favourite. 😉

Though, not just a domestic cat. I like all felines, specially the snow leopard or ounce. That is the name yes.

In one of my books I refer this leopard too, in comparison with a person, thought I haven’t published that book yet. I left that part in when I was rewritten it because I do love this animal.

So, if you get me anything in a cat, feline, leopard (not clothes) related way, a toy or a notebook or phone case, I would probably love it and treasure forever. It’s the way to my heart. 😄😺

Daily Prompt: Always a book, never not a book

What is the greatest gift someone could give you?

It’s a new Year, dearies! 🐲

I saw this prompt and immediately thought of books, but to make more into the ‘greatest’ gift, I’d say a first edition of a classic like Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, or Frankenstein.

But I would take any book to be honest.

A Box Set with a saga or a trunk full of books. I’m not picky, yet, for some reason, I don’t get that many books as gifts. My fellow readers have gifted me gift cards from bookstores and I have done the same, but my family gifts me anything but… perhaps one time or twice.

So, the greatest gift someone could give me, would be a book. Paperback or Hardback, I’d take it. 😎📚