Amethyst Bookdragon
@amethystbookdragon.bsky.social
I'm a READER. Not here to sell you anything. I'll share what I find in books without spoilers. Book review, NOT book report. I'll put the title in front of you, then you can choose. Life is full of possibilities. So are books.
#TheSevenRings had the happy, sappy, feel good ending just like you'd expect. But before you got there...
There was a lot of repeated dialog. Maybe I'm just getting old and curmudgeonly. This book should have been a quicker read. I just didn't devour it. 1st 2 were better. #booksky #FinishedTrilogy
There was a lot of repeated dialog. Maybe I'm just getting old and curmudgeonly. This book should have been a quicker read. I just didn't devour it. 1st 2 were better. #booksky #FinishedTrilogy
December 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
#TheSevenRings had the happy, sappy, feel good ending just like you'd expect. But before you got there...
There was a lot of repeated dialog. Maybe I'm just getting old and curmudgeonly. This book should have been a quicker read. I just didn't devour it. 1st 2 were better. #booksky #FinishedTrilogy
There was a lot of repeated dialog. Maybe I'm just getting old and curmudgeonly. This book should have been a quicker read. I just didn't devour it. 1st 2 were better. #booksky #FinishedTrilogy
If #Brimstone hadn't been #book 2, it would've fell to DNF. I kept going only for the love of #Quicksilver. The beginning felt so lackluster. I began to wonder if anything exciting was going to happen. Then the ending, wow. I sincerely hope the next book is... more deserving. #booksky #CallieHart
December 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
If #Brimstone hadn't been #book 2, it would've fell to DNF. I kept going only for the love of #Quicksilver. The beginning felt so lackluster. I began to wonder if anything exciting was going to happen. Then the ending, wow. I sincerely hope the next book is... more deserving. #booksky #CallieHart
#ReturnOfTheSpider takes a step back in time. And stays there until the end. No back & forth. It tells the story leading up to #AlongCameASpider. The 1st #AlexCross novel. The tale of #GarySonji. His story in this #book ends where Along Came a Spider begins. Read them all. #JamesPatterson #booksky
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
#ReturnOfTheSpider takes a step back in time. And stays there until the end. No back & forth. It tells the story leading up to #AlongCameASpider. The 1st #AlexCross novel. The tale of #GarySonji. His story in this #book ends where Along Came a Spider begins. Read them all. #JamesPatterson #booksky
#ArcanaAcademy. 1st in a planned trilogy. #Magic by #tarot. Unique. At least to my experience. I liked this #book. Mostly. It could have been shorter. I say that a lot lately. I guess I need a break from thick books. 500+ in hardback. #EliseKova
#enemytolover #darkacademia #bookboyfriend #booksky
#enemytolover #darkacademia #bookboyfriend #booksky
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
#ArcanaAcademy. 1st in a planned trilogy. #Magic by #tarot. Unique. At least to my experience. I liked this #book. Mostly. It could have been shorter. I say that a lot lately. I guess I need a break from thick books. 500+ in hardback. #EliseKova
#enemytolover #darkacademia #bookboyfriend #booksky
#enemytolover #darkacademia #bookboyfriend #booksky
Reading an enemy to lovers #book where the MMC is being a bit of an ass. I thought, I'd like to read a book where the FMC finally sees him as he is instead of how she hopes he will be. Quit trying to find redeeming qualities. Dump him. Then it occurred to me - I've read that book. #booksky #ACOTAR
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I went looking for the next books in the series I follow. That used to be a much smaller search. Next thing I knew, I had a dozen #books with publish dates for next year. Is there an app for that? A newsletter? I want to be notified in advance - say, 4 weeks ahead of publication. #booksky
November 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It took a 100 pages, or so, for me to finally get into #Gleam. Book 3 of 5. Almost lost me. I thought this might be another unfinished series. The #book should have been shorter. And the epilogue is practically just a retell of what you just read, from his POV. But ordered 4 from #library. #booksky
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
A consideration of the evolution of #books. I picked up #DeadUntilDark for a possible re-read. #Gleam is the 3rd book in a series. Published 20 years apart. What a staggering difference in size. I remember when more books were a few days, not a week, or more. Instead of 300 many are 600+. #booksky
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A consideration of the evolution of #books. I picked up #DeadUntilDark for a possible re-read. #Gleam is the 3rd book in a series. Published 20 years apart. What a staggering difference in size. I remember when more books were a few days, not a week, or more. Instead of 300 many are 600+. #booksky
#ThornsOfFrost book 2 of this 4 book #CompletedSeries. I like the characters and the story didn't feel like I just read it in another book. That happens a lot when you read 1 genre too much. The #library has a small stack waiting for me so book 3 may have to wait. Priority. #fatedlove #fae #booksky
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
#ThornsOfFrost book 2 of this 4 book #CompletedSeries. I like the characters and the story didn't feel like I just read it in another book. That happens a lot when you read 1 genre too much. The #library has a small stack waiting for me so book 3 may have to wait. Priority. #fatedlove #fae #booksky
#JamesPatterson seldom disappoints. #ThePicassoHeist is a fox chasing a weasle around a mulberry bush. A magic carpet ride. No guessing what will happen next. No problem keeping me engaged. Unlike a few recent #books. I wonder if there will be a next book? Definitely left the possibility. #booksky
November 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
#JamesPatterson seldom disappoints. #ThePicassoHeist is a fox chasing a weasle around a mulberry bush. A magic carpet ride. No guessing what will happen next. No problem keeping me engaged. Unlike a few recent #books. I wonder if there will be a next book? Definitely left the possibility. #booksky
I needed a break from fantasy. It all gets too familiar. We don't need the same story retold. Over & over.
#ACaller'sGame was a twisty little surprise. And a #stand-alone book too. There aren't enough of those! J.D. Barker is good at twisty. I have frequently recommend his #4MK trilogy. #booksky
#ACaller'sGame was a twisty little surprise. And a #stand-alone book too. There aren't enough of those! J.D. Barker is good at twisty. I have frequently recommend his #4MK trilogy. #booksky
November 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I needed a break from fantasy. It all gets too familiar. We don't need the same story retold. Over & over.
#ACaller'sGame was a twisty little surprise. And a #stand-alone book too. There aren't enough of those! J.D. Barker is good at twisty. I have frequently recommend his #4MK trilogy. #booksky
#ACaller'sGame was a twisty little surprise. And a #stand-alone book too. There aren't enough of those! J.D. Barker is good at twisty. I have frequently recommend his #4MK trilogy. #booksky
DNF. This is becoming a trend. I gave #ForTheWolf 100 pages, or so. It seemed like a book I should enjoy. But, if it ever gets engaging it's somewhere I never made it to. That makes me sad. I'm glad the #library has been bountiful. I have more potential reads next to my bed. #booksky #fairytale
October 31, 2025 at 1:23 AM
DNF. This is becoming a trend. I gave #ForTheWolf 100 pages, or so. It seemed like a book I should enjoy. But, if it ever gets engaging it's somewhere I never made it to. That makes me sad. I'm glad the #library has been bountiful. I have more potential reads next to my bed. #booksky #fairytale
DNF. I'm about a 1/4 of the way through #Scarred and have no great desire to finish it. I think I'm getting pickier. The MMC is an ? antihero. How do I say this without spoilers? The man has some issues. I can enjoy a possessive trope. But not this guy. His screws are all over the floor. #booksky
October 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
#TheThingsGodsBreak is the 2nd #book in the #Crucible series. I was excited when I received this book. I was excited when I finished it. It's going to be a long wait for the 3rd book.
"I have a plan." Can't wait.
#booksky
"I have a plan." Can't wait.
#booksky
October 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
#TheThingsGodsBreak is the 2nd #book in the #Crucible series. I was excited when I received this book. I was excited when I finished it. It's going to be a long wait for the 3rd book.
"I have a plan." Can't wait.
#booksky
"I have a plan." Can't wait.
#booksky
This #book has all the elements I 😍 - strong female characters, paranormal/supernatural beings, magic. But as soon as a better book came along, I tossed this one. With only a 100 pages left. It has all the right pieces but not the energy. I was looking for something similar to #TrueBlood. #booksky
October 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This #book has all the elements I 😍 - strong female characters, paranormal/supernatural beings, magic. But as soon as a better book came along, I tossed this one. With only a 100 pages left. It has all the right pieces but not the energy. I was looking for something similar to #TrueBlood. #booksky
OMG OMG OMG. I just got an email saying my e-book of #TheThingsGodsBreak is available. I am so excited. I have so looked forward to the 2nd book of #TheCrucible trilogy. I just tossed the book I was reading. Please don't let this be as disappointing as the last book I looked forward to. #booksky
October 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
OMG OMG OMG. I just got an email saying my e-book of #TheThingsGodsBreak is available. I am so excited. I have so looked forward to the 2nd book of #TheCrucible trilogy. I just tossed the book I was reading. Please don't let this be as disappointing as the last book I looked forward to. #booksky
I picked up a 20 year old #paperback. I hate that, at that age, it was published in the 2000s. Not the late 1900s😀. I prefer #hardbacks & the #library provides. But there has been something nice about having that smaller #book in my hands. #allbooksmatter #booksky
October 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I picked up a 20 year old #paperback. I hate that, at that age, it was published in the 2000s. Not the late 1900s😀. I prefer #hardbacks & the #library provides. But there has been something nice about having that smaller #book in my hands. #allbooksmatter #booksky
Dear #Authors,
Give me #stand-alone books! Please. I don't even mind #trilogies & #duologies. But I have enough long running series that I feel like I have dedicated a serious amount of my life to. But I really want to sit down & read a story. One & done.
Sincerely, #Readers Everywhere
#booksky
Give me #stand-alone books! Please. I don't even mind #trilogies & #duologies. But I have enough long running series that I feel like I have dedicated a serious amount of my life to. But I really want to sit down & read a story. One & done.
Sincerely, #Readers Everywhere
#booksky
October 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Dear #Authors,
Give me #stand-alone books! Please. I don't even mind #trilogies & #duologies. But I have enough long running series that I feel like I have dedicated a serious amount of my life to. But I really want to sit down & read a story. One & done.
Sincerely, #Readers Everywhere
#booksky
Give me #stand-alone books! Please. I don't even mind #trilogies & #duologies. But I have enough long running series that I feel like I have dedicated a serious amount of my life to. But I really want to sit down & read a story. One & done.
Sincerely, #Readers Everywhere
#booksky
DNF. I've read 5 books in the #BloodAndAsh series. Loved the characters. Enjoyed the story. Then this bull crap comes along. I struggled through the first 170 pages. Then it got interesting. For about 30 pages. That's when it went off the rails. That's the best I can do without spoilers. #booksky
October 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
DNF. I've read 5 books in the #BloodAndAsh series. Loved the characters. Enjoyed the story. Then this bull crap comes along. I struggled through the first 170 pages. Then it got interesting. For about 30 pages. That's when it went off the rails. That's the best I can do without spoilers. #booksky
I'm having a little trouble getting into #ThePrimalOfBloodAndBone. I'm giving it more effort than usual. Normally, I would have already declared DNF. Hoping it will grab me - soon. But really enjoyed the #potion I brewed. Blueberry tea with Italian Sweet Cream. Yum! But really weird color. #booksky
October 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm having a little trouble getting into #ThePrimalOfBloodAndBone. I'm giving it more effort than usual. Normally, I would have already declared DNF. Hoping it will grab me - soon. But really enjoyed the #potion I brewed. Blueberry tea with Italian Sweet Cream. Yum! But really weird color. #booksky
I knew it was coming. And I didn't expect it to happen like it did. I ordered #FatedThrone, #ZodiacAcademy 6 from the #library. They notified me it was in. I checked it out & dropped it in the return. I'm over it. Maybe too long between books. I figured it'd happen mid book. Guess not. #booksky
October 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I knew it was coming. And I didn't expect it to happen like it did. I ordered #FatedThrone, #ZodiacAcademy 6 from the #library. They notified me it was in. I checked it out & dropped it in the return. I'm over it. Maybe too long between books. I figured it'd happen mid book. Guess not. #booksky
#Glint is an easy read. Fast paced. Girl found her backbone, maybe. This is #book 2 of #ThePlatedPrisonerSeries. Looking forward to book 3. Supposedly a retelling of #Midas. But only vaguely. Looks like I may be waiting a while for the #library. That's OK. My TBR runeth over. #booksky #RavenKennedy
October 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
#Glint is an easy read. Fast paced. Girl found her backbone, maybe. This is #book 2 of #ThePlatedPrisonerSeries. Looking forward to book 3. Supposedly a retelling of #Midas. But only vaguely. Looks like I may be waiting a while for the #library. That's OK. My TBR runeth over. #booksky #RavenKennedy
#TheSecretOfSecrets is the 1st book in a while that I felt compelled to read. The topic can feel a bit text bookish at times, I guess it is needed for the reader to "get" it. And get it, I did. This book actually offered a new thought to a question I have struggled with for a long time. #booksky
October 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
#TheSecretOfSecrets is the 1st book in a while that I felt compelled to read. The topic can feel a bit text bookish at times, I guess it is needed for the reader to "get" it. And get it, I did. This book actually offered a new thought to a question I have struggled with for a long time. #booksky