Now, you may be thinking, “S.J., where have you been? Why have you deprived us of your perfectly positive reviews for so long? Did you fall down a well? Did you stop reading? Tell us!”
No, I did not fall down a well. As an aside, has anyone actually fallen down a well in real life, or is this reserved for horror movies and movies centering around a lovable canine?
I did not stop reading. I am so incredibly behind on reviews though so let’s do a speed run of my reaction to various books I have read in the last few weeks filled with gifs and arbitrary ranking systems.
King Of Envy: Kings Of Sin Book 5 by Ana Huang
Ability to listen to the audiobook aloud
Likelihood of being able to explain the plot to your conservative grandmother
Level Of Enjoyment
And the best gif to summarize this book, Vuk specifically, is below…
The Artist And The Orc: Orc Sworn #10 by Finley Fenn
Ability to show the book cover to strangers
Likelihood you’ll want to schedule a new tattoo appointment
Chances you will wish that orcs were real
Now, there is a language barrier between the two main characters, but that is not the only reason that this is the perfect gif.
The Weaver: The Vrix Book 1 by Tiffany Roberts
Chances to vanquish your fear of spiders
Crash landing on an alien planet is starting to sound appealing
Need to own the fashions created by Rekosh
There are so many things that can kill you in this world that I imagine this to be a common internal reaction from the human characters.
Alpha Dragon’s Bear: The Dragonfate Games Book 6 by Hawke Oakley
Chances you would succeed at any of the tasks in the Dragonfate Games
How likely you are to wish you could also give birth to giant dragon eggs
Desire to hug the main characters and/or punch anyone who has ever hurt them
This gif perfectly describes Rorik’s internal monologue for most of the book.
Tangled Up In You: Meant To Be Book 4 by Christina Lauren
Don’t you wish your hair was that long and luscious
Chances you would successfully create a singalong in a biker bar
How absolutely perfect together the main couple are
How could I not use a gif from the Disney movie inspiration for this book?
How much you will wish you lived in the 1600s
The definitely realistic and not at all delusional rating of how well I think I would survive being marooned
Quality of facts that you can’t stop telling friends, family, and unfortunate strangers
What else can you say about an incredibly bloody mutiny where a small group of people murdered a bunch of people for no particular reason?
How well electronics/metal and water mix
The likelihood Amazon will eventually have robot friends you can order online
Emotional devastation on a level of the best Pixar movies
Now, robots are not literally fluffy, but the below gif is basically how much I love the robot in this story.
Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls
How much you will wish you had Mrs. Caliban’s husband
The likelihood of at least one of the characters in this book ending up in prison
Sheer strangeness, but with enough social commentary to worm into your brain and never leave
This book is one that I will definitely remember and talk about for a long time. The below gif sums up my thoughts.
Simon Fayter and the Doors of Bone: Simon Fayter Book 1 by Austin J. Bailey
The hope that you might actually be a lost wizard
Oh, this world looks like fun!
Fun-filled hilarity that sucks you in to the story
Although the style and world-building is completely different from Harry Potter, this gif was the first I thought of for this book.
Go Luck Yourself: Royals and Romance Book 2 by Sara Raasch
How well/easy to clean up naked painting fun time in real life
How fun it would be to actually live in a castle
How many times its normal size your heart will grow from the feels
This book warmed my cold, dead heart. And it made me cry. So this gif felt appropriate.
Want to hear more thoughts about these books? Keep an eye out for the reviews for each book, coming soon!
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