Reading With Tyler

I said it at the time, and I’ll say it again, I ate this up! I thought this was going to be a totally predictible story (still not sure if that meant I missed the signs due to my own arrogance or if they were just so well hidden!) and it wasn’t!

Also, can we take a second to appreciate that not only does this have a stunning hardback cover as standard, but it got a beautiful owlcrate special edition AND the paperback releasing next year is absolutely beautiful?!

I cannot wait for book 2!!

This was perfection; it was a beautiful example of what a character arc can be. I went into this certainly not a fan of our MC Chaol, but by the end of it I loved him and those around him so much. And so much so that by the time I got to the end of Kingdom of Ash, it was these characters that I wanted more books on… Not the main cast.

I loved this book, and it’s such a shame that it doesn’t get the love that it deserves. It was, I think, the best book in the series, with Queen of Shadows being a very close second.

Woah, a legal thriller made it into my top ten? Yes. It did.

Two Kinds of Stranger was excellent! I was on my toes throughout and absolutely hooked on the story being told.

Cavanagh does not mind taking shots at his own good guys which means even though this is an interconnected series, I never know for sure who is ‘guranteed’ to make it out alive… At this point, I’m not even sure Eddie is safe.

Absolutely love these books, and if you enjoy a crime show (think Law & Order, CSI…) then they’re absolutely worth giving a go!

As I said, each of these books got into the top ten because they stuck with me. It doesn’t matter what they’re ratings are, if they stuck with me then they had a damn good chance of making it into the top ten…

Lizzy Gayle blew me away with The Imrati Trials; much like A Forbidden Alchemy, I was so convinced I knew what was going to happen that I didn’t see any other possibility… and then I got to the ending and my jaw stayed on the floor. Looking back, I see the hints to the ending but I just did not connect those dots. Phenomenal. Also, who doesn’t love a little baby dragon!?

Oh boy… Blood & Betrayals… I’ll tell you what; there is for sure some betraying going on. And it’s these authors betraying my trust, because that ending was awful and I still haven’t recovered from it.

I adore a found family, you all know that by now, and Blood & Betrayals gave us an amazing found family that own my heart for how much I adore them! (The Moringstars!!! Hello <3).

Book 2 is set to release in 2026, but I think it’s been pushed back slightly due to being picked up for Trad! I’m very excited! (I could also be wrong on the being pushed back thing!)

This is such an unexpected entry onto my top ten! I chose to read this book because I got a prompt that was read a book outside of your comfort zone and absolutely could not have predicted it would end up being one of my most loved books of the year.

But it is. These characters, from the whole trilogy, are amazing and I love them. But I will always have a soft spot for Rowan and Sloane, their banter and dynamic was everything. And I loved their love. They just bring me so much joy!

I cannot believe I almost didn’t pick this up!!! It was on my 12 books to read in 2025 list and I was not feeling the desire to read Spark and kept putting it off… we reached December and I was ready to throw in the towel.

Thank God I didn’t! Because this was phenomenal!! I loved Diem and Luther, I am so intrigued by the story and I absolutely cannot wait to keep reading this series! I can’t believe I almost missed out on getting to love this book as much as I do…

Another ‘I can’t believe I almost didn’t read this!’ book, only I knew I was always going to get to Silvercloak! I just kept forgetting about it because it doesn’t sit on my TBR cart anymore and I forgot that I moved the sprayed edges off the cart – not because I’d read them, but because I wanted to display the edges…

This was excellent – the premise was perfectly executed, it’s in a world with wand based magic where it is fuelled by pleasure and can be enhanced by pain. I adored IT, I loved our main characters and that CLIFFHANGER! I need Book 2 immediately and I will sell my first born for it.

This damn book wrecked me. It is also the only stand alone that made it into my top ten (though two others did fight for it too!).
I went into it knowing very little but I was drawn in by the ‘for fans of…’ recommendation – for fans of Full Metal Alchemist. I thought that was odd, but I adore that anime and so I signed myself up.
This book was astounding, and beautiful. It had me sobbing my heart out at the end as it was so damn beautiful. And it really had me questioning whether it’s enough to have good intentions or whether you truly do need to do good actions as well to be a good person… This book is beautiful and I’ve been bothering my friends all year to read it!!

I devoured this book, I was 100% along for the ride. I loved the characters, the mystery around some of them, as well as the banter! There is a wonderful found family brewing that I cannot wait to see more of in the second book.

And this story?! Hello!! I’m still blown away by the twist revealed at the end of this book! I thought things were bad enough but then that happened!

I will be unwell if I do not get to read book 2 on release because if one person spoils anything for me, I will dramatically claim my life is ruined.