April Book Review

The fourth month of the year down (how did that happen?) and another two books on my read pile. There were both actually long books so I'm surprised I got through both.

The Spanish Love Deception - Elena Armas

Blurb: A wedding in Spain. The most infuriating man. Three days to convince your family you're actually in love. . .

Catalina Martín desperately needs a date to her sister's wedding. Especially when her little white lie about her American boyfriend has spiralled out of control. Now everyone she knows – including her ex-boyfriend and his fiancée – will be there.

She only has four weeks to find someone willing to cross the Atlantic for her and aid in her deception. NYC to Spain is no short flight and her family won't be easy to fool. . . But even then, when Aaron Blackford – the 6'4", blue-eyed pain in the arse – offers to step in, she's not tempted even for a second. Never has there been a more aggravating, blood-boiling and insufferable man.

But Catalina is desperate and as the wedding gets closer the more desirable an option Aaron Blackford becomes. . .

This book has been all over bookstagram and the reviews (mostly) rave about how good it is, so of course, I had to give it a go! It took me a bit to get invested, probably about half way through if we're honest, and it is a loooong book. The writing is fairly repetitive and a little annoying, but were not reading it for that are we? We're reading it for Aaron Blackford and I think we all know it.

I feel the book really just leans on his character and without him it wouldn't work at all. Lina was a bit meh for me but I did like the STEM career path.

Armas absolutely nailed the longing and smut so if that's your bag, you might just love this one.

Spiritchild - Danielle Lauren

Blurb: A young woman's yearning to become something more is brought to alarming fruition when she is pitted against the source of a malignant blight affecting the natural order of her world.

A broken god. A bleeding world. And the power within her to save it.

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Beyond the veil, the spirit realm connects all living things together. The ocean to the sky. The rain to the ground. The air, and the trees.

But there is a darkness bleeding through the veil, tearing spiritlife out by the roots, leaving a lifeless void in its wake. The seasons have stopped turning, life withers where it should flourish, and vicious raiders prowl the lands. And in the heart of the darkness, a mad, broken god crouches, playing puppet master with the human race.

Fae is a gifted healer, and the only human in the elven tree-city of Arolynos. Brought to Arolynos as a young orphan, she remembers nothing of her life beforehand, but she has felt the eyes of the spirits her whole life. Never before have they deigned to speak to her. Until the day the trees scream.

The spirits are dying, and the world is dying with them. Gifted with a seed of power by the spirits themselves, Fae is the only one who can save them. She alone must venture into the darkness. To defeat a broken god.

Before the natural order collapses completely.

I've followed Dani on instagram since I started it last year and she's been so supportive and kind that I just HAD to read her debut novel and boy, I wasn't disappointed. Fantasy is not my usual go to, except Harry Potter and Twilight, just to clarify, Spiritchild is NOT like that. It gave off Lord of the Ring vibes and honestly it was fantastic. The characters were so well developed and I just loved Fae and Ty. The story picked up pace around the middle and then I just couldn't put it down. I had to find out what happened.

I would honestly really recommend it, and can't wait to read the next one!

Let me know what you read in April, even though I now have a TBR which I always pride myself on not having!

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