tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post4117054230479967550..comments2024-03-28T07:43:17.934-06:00Comments on Read All The Things!: Mini Reviews: Daughter Of Smoke & Bone || Days Of Blood & StarlightAj @ Read All The Things!http://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-86681465369688444822019-04-26T18:48:24.866-06:002019-04-26T18:48:24.866-06:00I soooo want to start this series!! I hope I get a...I soooo want to start this series!! I hope I get a chance to.<br /><br />MaryMary @ StackingMyBookShelves!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07510254497363581723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-86924951679441802142019-04-23T12:52:01.777-06:002019-04-23T12:52:01.777-06:00I have been really on the fence about whether to r...I have been really on the fence about whether to read this series. Everyone says the worldbuilding is awesome... and some readers complain about the insta-love and other issues. I've got to say that your "fantasy tropes greatest hits" list gave me the best laugh I've had all day! I have run into all of those at one point or another. But all of them in one book? I can't figure out if that's a reason to read it or a reason to avoid it!Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639732368395025578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-25850091344073190762019-04-22T07:52:08.311-06:002019-04-22T07:52:08.311-06:00Thanks!
Aj @ Read All The Things!Thanks!<br /> <br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-7629034981000108922019-04-22T07:51:47.024-06:002019-04-22T07:51:47.024-06:00Yeah, the tropes are why I mostly avoid fantasy. I...Yeah, the tropes are why I mostly avoid fantasy. I get tired of seeing the same things over and over.<br /> <br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-71266636894871465922019-04-22T07:50:57.723-06:002019-04-22T07:50:57.723-06:00I agree that the covers are excellent!
Aj @ Read...I agree that the covers are excellent!<br /> <br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-86214394529397583132019-04-22T07:50:02.276-06:002019-04-22T07:50:02.276-06:00I’m glad your students like it!
Aj @ Read All Th...I’m glad your students like it!<br /> <br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-81164787774258521072019-04-22T07:48:49.484-06:002019-04-22T07:48:49.484-06:00Thanks! I did continue the series, and it didn’t g...Thanks! I did continue the series, and it didn’t get better.<br /> <br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-68357682129679869792019-04-22T07:48:19.907-06:002019-04-22T07:48:19.907-06:00Nope. There are lots of tropes. The instalove both...Nope. There are lots of tropes. The instalove bothered me the most because Akiva has the personality of damp toast.<br /> <br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-84773402405923317792019-04-22T07:46:37.843-06:002019-04-22T07:46:37.843-06:00I decided to read the third one because I wanted t...I decided to read the third one because I wanted to know how it ended! I should have just stuck with the first book. I got bored with the other 2. I think there are 4 in the series.<br /> <br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-66213356216349662782019-04-22T07:44:28.727-06:002019-04-22T07:44:28.727-06:00I feel the same way about series. They take so muc...I feel the same way about series. They take so much time to read that I tend to avoid them.<br /> <br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-13454202789411669042019-04-22T07:43:32.502-06:002019-04-22T07:43:32.502-06:00I read the third one. It was my least favorite of ...I read the third one. It was my least favorite of the three. The first one is definitely the best.<br /> <br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-47620422187928576602019-04-22T07:41:37.833-06:002019-04-22T07:41:37.833-06:00If you got bored with the first one, then you prob...If you got bored with the first one, then you probably won’t like the second one. I got bored with the second book.<br /> <br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-30808669102189336912019-04-22T07:39:12.960-06:002019-04-22T07:39:12.960-06:00Thanks! I read the third one. It’s my least favori...Thanks! I read the third one. It’s my least favorite of the three.<br /> <br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-44036889091954093272019-04-22T07:38:10.621-06:002019-04-22T07:38:10.621-06:00I hope you like them!
Aj @ Read All The Things!I hope you like them!<br /> <br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-62700129196391633252019-04-22T07:37:47.338-06:002019-04-22T07:37:47.338-06:00The world building is excellent! I also loved that...The world building is excellent! I also loved that both sides had heroes and villains. That’s realistic in a war.<br /> <br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-905393700180478972019-04-22T07:36:18.561-06:002019-04-22T07:36:18.561-06:00The first one was so good! For me, the series went...The first one was so good! For me, the series went downhill from there.<br /> <br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-25225409182212435002019-04-21T23:00:19.306-06:002019-04-21T23:00:19.306-06:00I keep thinking these books are not for me. Thanks...I keep thinking these books are not for me. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. ��✨La La in the Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253014225202985934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-7017347528206181282019-04-21T16:14:17.238-06:002019-04-21T16:14:17.238-06:00Ha, I had to laugh at your list of tropes in the f...Ha, I had to laugh at your list of tropes in the first book! I've been reading less fantasy lately, mostly because of tropes like those!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-61125904855563777832019-04-21T14:57:37.468-06:002019-04-21T14:57:37.468-06:00Not sure this would be a series for me, especially...Not sure this would be a series for me, especially if the world-building already starts to take a back seat in the second book. I do love the eye masks on the covers though!Stephanie Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-77451857332052624342019-04-21T06:24:24.300-06:002019-04-21T06:24:24.300-06:00I know this is full of fantasy tropes, but back wh...I know this is full of fantasy tropes, but back when I read these I loved them! I'm a bit more tired of fantasy now, so I don't know how I would feel reading them now. It seems my students never tire, and a lot of them really enjoyed this series.Annette Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850197520930988077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-68499973086326567782019-04-20T20:04:27.893-06:002019-04-20T20:04:27.893-06:00I have not read this series >.< I think I ow...I have not read this series >.< I think I own an ebook of the first one, so maybe sometime this year<br />Sorry you found the character to be unlikeableLily Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759017749398223793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-27459870252197830492019-04-20T17:33:07.366-06:002019-04-20T17:33:07.366-06:00I haven't started this series yet but both of ...I haven't started this series yet but both of these are sitting on my shelf. I'm sorry to hear the second book was a little disappointing. I hope, if you decide to continue the series, that the next book is better. Suzanne @ The Bookish Librahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116292880784513187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-12334918321755812572019-04-20T14:47:53.688-06:002019-04-20T14:47:53.688-06:00I owned the trilogy for years and finally realized...I owned the trilogy for years and finally realized that I just wasn't going to read them. I bought them years ago when they hype for them was huge. I remember the talk about the insta-love, though. Seems like that's not the only trope used!Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-1944866764686183162019-04-20T14:06:24.367-06:002019-04-20T14:06:24.367-06:00I am glad the internet was right about the first b...I am glad the internet was right about the first book, but sorry to hear the second one hit the dreaded sophomore slump. Is there only one book left in the series? I don't know, I feel like if I invested time reading the first two, I would need to find out how it ended. Maybe some Cliff's notes or something. (does anyone know who Cliff is?)Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-14427470028884027272019-04-20T11:24:03.043-06:002019-04-20T11:24:03.043-06:00I keep meaning to read these, but finding the time...I keep meaning to read these, but finding the time to start a new series is sometimes a problem. Hope the third book is better than the second. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com