Too Late by Colleen Hoover
4.5 out of 5 stars.

“I read once that the difference between an extrovert and an introvert isn’t how you act in a group setting. It’s whether or not those group settings give you fuel or drain you.”

Goodreads Description: Sloan will go through hell and back for her little brother. And she does, every single night. Forced to remain in a relationship with the dangerous and corrupt Asa Jackson, Sloan will do whatever it takes to make sure her brother has what he needs. Nothing will get in her way. Nothing except Carter. || Sloan is the only good thing to ever happen to Asa. He knows this and he never plans on letting her go; even if she doesn’t approve of his lifestyle. But despite Sloan’s disapproval, Asa knows what it takes to get what he wants. He knows what he needs to do to remain on top. Nothing will get in his way. Nothing except Carter.

I’ve been trying to write my thoughts on this book for over a week now and I can’t seem to find the right words for it. This may be on the shorter side. I pretty much loved this book so much and I don’t really have a negative thing to say about it. I also have no idea how to put my thoughts into words for this one, so it will guarantee be all over the place. Sorry in advance. 😛

Colleen Hoover wrote a free book on Wattpad, so I had to check it out. I love CoHo’s writing and she hasn’t disappointed me yet. Too Late was hard to put down and I read it in a day. It was crazy intense and dealt with a lot of difficult things too. Sloan was such a strong character and the things she had to go through day to day were pretty crazy. She did it all for her brother though, so she felt like she had no choice but to stick things out. She was so strong for that, because it was crazy. The entire book was just INSANE. It was so so so good though! I really loved Carter and thought he was an awesome character. Asa was…I don’t even know. You’ll have to read it and see, lol. I will say that he definitely scared me, that’s for sure.

When I first read the book on Wattpad I was disappointed with the ending, because I wanted more out of it and I felt it was incomplete. Then I found out that Colleen Hoover wrote TWO epilogues to conclude the book and they were amazing. The book ended perfectly and it’s definitely one of my favorites now. I highly recommend that you check it out! Plus, it’s free, so why not? I don’t think you’ll be disappointed with this one, especially all of you CoHo fans!

Have you read Too Late? If so, what did you think?

I’ll have my April book haul posted in a couple days. I also have two other reviews to write and post. I’m having such a difficult time with them lately and probably because I haven’t been doing them regularly like before; so I am drawing a blank. I need to get back into the swing of things ASAP! The next few months are going to be crazy busy for me though. I have a feeling this entire year is going to be a crazy one for me with all the wedding stuff happening. I am also trying to organize my life and home and I am failing completely at it, sigh.

Anyway, I hope you have a great day! 😀

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
5 OUT OF 5 STARS.

“If you’re going to live, you might as well do painful, brave, and beautiful things.”

Goodreads Description: Dill has had to wrestle with vipers his whole life—at home, as the only son of a Pentecostal minister who urges him to handle poisonous rattlesnakes, and at school, where he faces down bullies who target him for his father’s extreme faith and very public fall from grace. He and his fellow outcast friends must try to make it through their senior year of high school without letting the small-town culture destroy their creative spirits and sense of self. Graduation will lead to new beginnings for Lydia, whose edgy fashion blog is her ticket out of their rural Tennessee town. And Travis is content where he is thanks to his obsession with an epic book series and the fangirl turning his reality into real-life fantasy. Their diverging paths could mean the end of their friendship. But not before Dill confronts his dark legacy to attempt to find a way into the light of a future worth living.

I’ve found that lately I haven’t been in love with hyped books. I tend to just find them “meh”.  That wasn’t the case for The Serpent King though and I am so glad that maybe I broke my hyped book curse! I laugh, I cried, I got angry. It tore me to pieces and I had to gather up all the pieces to try to put myself back together. It was happy, it was sad; it left me happy and sad. SO MANY FEELS. The last half of the book I had tears in my eyes until the very last word on the very last page.

There was a great cast of characters; Dill, Travis, and Lydia. They were best friends and completely different from each other. They also each had their own struggles and with what they were going to do after their senior year of high school and with things going on in their personal life. Some of them didn’t have the best home life and that was sad. They had each other though and they had an amazing friendship.

The book is told in multiple point of views of Dill, Travis, and Lydia. I don’t always like multiple POVs in books, but The Serpent King did it perfectly. I was able to connected with every single one of them and fell in love with them each of them. Sometimes it’s hard to connect with characters when there are lots of POVs, so I am glad I was able to with this one. There were some things that happened that I was completely shocked about and left my jaw dropped.

Overall, I really loved this book so much. I am so glad I finally found an amazing book to love. Lately the books I’ve been reading have been good, but not amazing and didn’t blow me away completely. This one did that though and I am so glad for that. Some characters needed saving and in the end this book may have been the book that saved me from my dreaded never-ending reading slump. I highly recommend this book.

Have you read The Serpent King? If so, what did you think? If not, do you think you will?

I have a couple more reviews to put up, but I have to figure out what to write for them. I’m drawing a blank on what to say and I guess I can’t figure out how to get my thoughts down into something that will make sense. It’s been so long since I’ve done a ton of reviews, so I need to figure it all out again lol. 😛

I hope you have a great day! 😀

Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes
3.5 STARS.

“You must continue to believe with all your heart. Sometimes belief is all it takes to make something real.”

Goodreads Description: In the three kingdoms of Mytica, magic has long been forgotten. And while hard-won peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest now simmers below the surface. As the rulers of each kingdom grapple for power, the lives of their subjects are brutally transformed… and four key players, royals and rebels alike, find their fates forever intertwined. Cleo, Jonas, Lucia, and Magnus are caught in a dizzying world of treacherous betrayals, shocking murders, secret alliances, and even unforeseen love. The only outcome that’s certain is that kingdoms will fall. Who will emerge triumphant when all they know has collapsed? It’s the eve of war…. Choose your side.

I finally finished a book in April! 😛 Major slumping and it totally sucks, but I decided to listen to the Falling Kingdoms audiobook in the hopes to get me back into the reading mood.

There were certain parts in this book that made me think of Merlin (the BBC show), which was kind of annoying. I LOVED Merlin so much, but it was annoying in the book because all I could focus on was the fact that lots of things were similar to that. So I just kept thinking about the Merlin TV show instead of what was going on in the book, OOPS. I was just like “hey, this is like Merlin” “Merlin” “Merlin Merlin” “Hey Gaius was Merlin’s guardian in the show” “Magic was not allowed in Camelot” “Arthur’s sister found out she had magic and was a sorceress too” “MERLIN MERLIN MERLIN” “Merlin starts with an M and so does Magnus” “Morgana – Lucia, both have an the same “A” sound”. LOL. NO JOKE, this was how I was the majority of the time while listening to this book. I just kept trying to find all the similarities between the BBC show and this book. I’m sure I even tried TOO hard sometimes.

It did have it’s exciting moments though and I did enjoy it some of the time. Some things were a little weird like Magnus being in love with Lucia. I also felt bad for him throughout the book though. 😦 Poor guy. I did like Magnus and Lucia was okay. Their story/kingdom is the one that made me think of Merlin the most. Cleo annoyed me so much. I was definitely not a fan of her character. It was also annoying that there were three guys that liked her. It seemed a little excessive. I was a huge Jonas fan. So right now my side is definitely with the rebel. 😛

I’m curious to see how the rest of the series plays out. I liked the book enough to want to continue with the series. There were a lot of awesome moments in the book where I was like “what!?” or “OMG” and that was fun. I liked the world and I’m really interested in getting more into the magic side of things. I think if it wasn’t for the Merlin thing, I would have loved this book so much. It was a decent read though and I am planning to start the second book today. Hopefully I can get past the Merlin thing and enjoy the second book more!

“Even paradise could become a prison if one had enough time to take notice of the walls.”

From Goodreads Description:
Princess: Raised in pampered luxury, Cleo must now embark on a rough and treacherous journey into enemy territory in search of magic long thought extinct.
Rebel: Jonas, enraged at injustice, lashes out against the forces of oppression that have kept his country cruelly impoverished. To his shock, he finds himself the leader of a people’s revolution centuries in the making.
Sorceress: Lucia, adopted at birth into the royal family, discovers the truth about her past—and the supernatural legacy she is destined to wield.
Heir: Bred for aggression and trained to conquer, firstborn son Magnus begins to realize that the heart can be more lethal than the sword….

Have you read this book? If so, what did you think? What side did you choose?

This wasn’t the greatest review (sorry about that), but I am trying to get back into the swing of things. I haven’t been reading much at all. I haven’t been reviewing books, sadly. 😦 I am still trying to get out of this lame reading slump and get back into blogging. I’m having major case of the Mondays today. I better get to work!

I hope you had a great weekend and I hope you have a great Monday!