Short AF Book Review | As Good As Dead

Hi friends! So today I'm going to be doing a review on "As Goof As Dead" by Holly Jackson. This review is going to be short and sweet (like the title suggests) and spoiler free (however there will be the Goodreads synopsis in this and sometimes it can contain spoilers so please keep that in mind! Even more so as this is the third and final book in the series.)

"The final to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series. By the end of this mystery series, you'll never think of good girl's the same way again...

Pip is about to head to college, but she is still haunted by the way her last investigation ended. She's used to online death threats in the wake of her viral true - crime podcast, but she can't help noticing an anonymous person who keeps asking her: Who will look for you when you're the one who disappears?

Soon the threats escalate and Pip realizes that someone is following her in real life. When she starts to find connections between her stalker and a local serial killer caught six years ago, she wonders if maybe the wrong man is behind bars.

Police refuse to act, so Pip has only one choice: find the suspect herself - or be the next victim. As the deadly game plays out, Pip discovers that everything in her small town is coming full circle... and if she doesn't find the answers, this time she will be the one who disappears..."

So the reason I wanted to read "As Good As Dead" is obviously because I loved the other two books in the series, but what really pushed me is the TV show is finally out! Friends, I know I've said this before with the last book but I really did not know how Holly was going to continue from the last two books. When I tell you I was trembling from anticipation throughout the entire book I am not lying, my hands were literally shaking (more than they usually do) whilst I was reading. I was not expecting the story to unfold the way that it did at all and it really had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. Every moment I could feel myself feeling all of the emotions that Pip would be during that time. If she was anxious, I was anxious, her happy moments, made me happy and Holly does such a good job of putting you in those moments that Pip is having. I finished this book in 2 days and that's the quickest I've gone through a story in these last couple of months, I could not put it down. Friends, if you want an emotional rollercoaster of a mystery series I would 100% recommend the "A Good Girl's Guide To Murder" series and I will absolutely be binging the tv series now!

I gave this book a 5/5 star rating on Goodreads.

What did you think of this book? Who were your favourite or least favourite characters? Do you have any books you'd recommend for me to read and do a review on? Please let me know down in the comments below!

Have a wonderful day!

Love, Doe

Short AF Book Review | The Palace Of Eros | ARC Received By Netgalley

Hi friends! So today I'm going to be doing a review on "The Palace Of Eros" by Caro De Robertis. This review is going to be short and sweet (like the title suggests) and spoiler free (however there will be the Goodreads synopsis in this and sometimes it can contain spoilers so please keep that in mind!)

"Young, headstrong Psyche has captured the eyes of every suitor in town and far beyond with her tempestuous beauty, which has made her irresistible as a woman yet undesirable as aa wife. Secretly, she longs for a life away from the expectations and demands of men. When her father realizes that the future of his family and town will be forever be cursed unless he appeases an enraged Aphrodite, he follows the orders of the Oracle, tying Psyche to a rock to be ravaged by a monstrous husband. And yet a monster never arrives.

When Eros, nonbinary deity of desire, sees Psyche, she cannot fulfil her promise to her mother Aphrodite to destroy the mortal young woman. Instead, Eros devises a plan to sweep Psyche away to an idyllic palace, hidden from the prying eyes of Aphrodite, Zeus, and the outside world. There, against the dire dictates of Olympus, Eros and Psyche fall in love. Each night, Eros visits Psyche under the cover of impenetrable darkness, where they both experience untold passion and love. But each morning, Eros flies away before light comes to break the spell of the palace that keeps them safe.

Before long, Psyche's nights spent in pleasure turn to days filled with doubts, as she grapples with the cost of secrecy and the complexities of freedom and desire. Restless and spurred by her sisters to reveal Eros's true nature, she breaks her trust and forces a reckoning that tests them both - and transforms the very heavens.

Told in bold and sparkling prose, The Palace of Eros transports us to a magical world imbued by divine forces as well as everyday realities, where palaces glitter with magic even as ordinary people fight for freedom in a society that fears the unknown."

I received this book as an ARC from Netgalley, however all opinions are my own.

So the reason I wanted to read this book is because I ADORE Greek mythology retellings and I also love LGBTQIA+ fiction so mash them both together and I assumed this would be an incredible book. Friends, I was not wrong. This book was stunning. The romance in this book was beautiful, and fluffy, and flowery, and just so poetic. There is some spice in this book, however, it does not feel like a smut book because even the spice is poetic and flowery. There was so many times I was just smiling ear to ear reading Psyche & Eros's story. I will say, if you are to read this book, please do read up on the trigger warnings for this book, because as beautiful as this book is, it does hit some heavy hitting topics especially due to it hitting the point of how differently women were treated in that time. I would 100% recommend this to anyone who loves romance and/or Greek mythology retellings and I will definitely be buying a physical copy of this when I get paid!

I gave this book a 5/5 star rating on Goodreads!

This book is already out!

What did you think of this book? Who were your favourite or least favourite characters? Do you have any books you'd recommend for me to read and do a review on? Please let me know down in the comments below!

Have a wonderful day!

Love, Doe!