Wicked Saints | Buddy Read #1

Author: Emily A. Duncan
Title: Wicked Saints #1
Release: April 2, 2019
Rating: ★.5
Pages: 385
Format: Hardcover
Series: Something Dark and Holy
Summary: 

A girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself.
A prince in danger must decide who to trust.
A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings.
Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war.
In a centuries-long war where beauty and brutality meet, their three paths entwine in a shadowy world of spilled blood and mysterious saints, where a forbidden romance threatens to tip the scales between dark and light. Wicked Saints is the thrilling start to Emily A. Duncan’s devastatingly Gothic Something Dark and Holy trilogy. (Goodreads)

Me and my friend Calrissian18 started a weekly buddy read challenge to motivate us to finish books we have for a while that we both own.

Thoughts: I was excited going into this book. The premise was promising and new to me. Sadly, it let me down. The story seemed like it would be a good starting point to a series and it felt like the characters had so much potential. However, there was just so many moments that I was confuse throughout the story line.
The story itself felt like it was too many different books set in one book. It didn't feel like the book had an identity. I wish it was just focus on one theme instead of multiple for at least this first book. I felt like the author didn't know what to focus in her book, that she ended up putting all of them in it. It just didn't work for me. I wish that she just focused one one element.
There wasn't really any emotional connections with any of the characters in the story. I felt like the characters were just there to be set ups for future books. Many of the minor characters were shown but they weren't given reasons for us to care for them. I felt like we needed more development.
Maybe if the second book has a more clear path it could be turn around.


Buddy Read Book #1 week of 5/13/19-5/19/10 

Next Buddy Read: Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill  5/20/19-5/26/19

Will be posting my Buddy Read review until I am currently caught up to date.

March Wrap up | 2018

Books read in March

  
Within These Walls - Ania Ahlborn: ★★★★★

The Killing Lessons - Saul Black: ★★★★

Maus I - Art Spiegelman: ★★★★

Danse Macabre - Stephen King: ★★★

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza - Shaun David Hutchinson: ★★

Children of the Night - Dan Simmons: ★★★★

The Troop - Nick Cutter:  ★★★★
Strange Weather - Joe Hill: ★★★
Falling Like Snowflakes - Denise Hunter: ★★★

Films Watched in March

  
Love, Simon: ★★★★★
Pacific Rim Uprising: ★★★★★
Batman Ninja: ★★1/2
Veronica: ★★★★
Ready Player One: ★★★★★

Things I discover this month and love: 

Books In The Frezzer (Podcast) - Loved this podcast. Discovering so many Horror Novels.

July TBR, Goals and plans (SDCC) | 2017

I will be reading "It" slower than I thought. Didn't touch it this past month. But it's okay. Will be taking my time with this beast. This month I will be trying to challenge my self in the reading department. I been having a strong urge to read as many things as possible. With already 2 books (one comic trade and one children book) completed this month I am hoping to continue the consistent.

Although it will be a little difficult it towards the end of the month. Since I will be heading to San Diego Comic Con (SO EXCITED!! Been counting down the days). Will be hopefully be posting my plans for the convention on here.

Here are the books I am hoping to finish this month:





1. Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
2. The Women in the Walls by AMy Lukavics
3. Incarceron by Catherin Fisher
4. Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar
5. The Enchanted by Denfeld

I think these will be the only ones that I will be selecting. I am hoping to read more.

September Favorites| 2016

I love watching and reading post of peoples favorite things during the month so I wanted to give it a shot this month.

Funko's 

Yes I have a funko obsession. My top favorite new funko's that obtain this month are 

Ellen Ripley, Jyn Erso, Harry Potter (GoF 1st task), and Clark Kent.

Book

The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Comics

Sweet Tooth Book 2 and Spidey 

Random things this month

I just loved my agenda and my journal this month. They have just been so useful. I love recording things that I have read along with my thoughts on them. I have been also been filling in important dates and recording what I have been doing in certain dates. A long with lots and lots of list. 

What are your guys favorite things? What are things that you guys would like to see in my favorites in the future?

September Wrap-Up | 2016

I am finally getting into the swing of things after months of not reading much. Hopefully I can get back on track. So far so it looks good. Been reading a lot of my comic books. Also I hope to post more frequently here also. If you guys have any suggestions of things you would like to see just let me know. 

Books 

 

The Invasion of the Tearling 5/5

Dracula 3/5
Alcatraz Vs the Librarians (1-4 Bind up) 4/5

Comics

 

  

Sweet Tooth Book 2 -  5/5

Survivors' Club  - 4/5

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - 3/5

Klaus - 4/5

Saga Vol. 6 - 5/5

Spider-Man/Deadpool Vol. 1 - 4/5

Spidey #10 - 5/5

Chew Vol. 2 - 5/5
Paper Girls #9 5/5
Invincible #127 5/5
Invincible #128 5/5

What did you guys read this pass month?

TBR | December 14-20

Last week I was able to complete two of the books in my TBR plus a book that wasn't. I also was able to finish a few comic book series I have been reading. (Last week TBR) Hopefully will read the other of my last weeks TBR sometime this month.

Completed December 7- 13, 2015:

My rating for all of these are located in my goodreads page. I did also read other single issue comics. However they were individual single issue that I still need one or more to complete a volume of the series.

This weeks TBR will hopefully allow me to read more. Since last month I heard Way of Kings. Which was a big book.

Novels:

 

Comic Books/Graphic Novels: 

 It's still my plan to read these. Would like to finish them before the year is over. May read other comics during the week. Since my goal is to finish reading all my single issues by the end of the year.

 

What are you guys reading?