Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh - A Book Review

WOW!  I really liked this book. It was great and had so many twists and turns that I didn't see coming. The way you felt about a lot of characters changes throughout the book, either subtlely during a chapter or in one short sentence.

There are some spoilers, but I'll put major ones in RED TEXT so you can skip them if you haven't read it. If you don't care about spoilers then go ahead and read it all!

I got this book from Page Habit in a sale box, and I chose this book because the story sounded great, and I wanted to read a book with a character closer to me than some of the other books that I have read, in the sense of romance.

It was important to me to read this book because Odessa was bisexual. I haven't read a lot of books that even touch on my sexuality and having the main character being bi? YES PLEASE. And I also liked how, I guess, normal it was to just be who you were and love who you loved.

With that being said, I liked how Odessa started with her and Evander, but part of their dynamic just didn't work for me. Maybe it was because they had that fight about change and exploring the world. But I did think that they worked for each other. Damn did it hurt when he died like I didn't think that's how it would go, and seeing what it did to her was rough to read. I know heartache like that, that burns inside you.

I LOVE KASMIRA! From the first meeting on the boat, I wanted more of her in the books. I wanted her and Odessa to kiss. I would have wanted to kiss Kasmira too, and I would have. Where is my beautiful weather mage-boat captain? I only wish for the simple things in life.

I hope I have friends like Valoria and Meredy who would sit by me in my greatest downfall and help pull me back up as hard as they could. Valoria was such a strong character too, and interesting too with her knowledge and powers. And with Meredy, I really liked her, and with her description and clothing, I got MAJOR Sansa Stark vibes. Just as tough, maybe even more, and with a bear to back it up.

The fighting and the conflict in the story, as well as the world-building, were so thought-out and different. During the book, I was always trying to figure out who it could have been, but everyone had seemed so nice and worried about the conflict themselves, that I never saw it coming.

Symbolism in the book

Flowers - I loved how flowers popping up on graves being something dangerous and wrong. A message sent from the dead, that's cool! I don't care what anyone says. I think taking what a lot of people think about flowers, that they are a symbol of love and purity, and using it the way Marsh has, is an incredibly creative thought.

Eye Color & Magic - I thought that having a certain eye color being an indication of certain jobs that you can have was also very creative. But I also feel like I need to know more about the different colored eyes and what they can do, and if there are more types of colors somewhere.

I give RotF: 5 Stars!

I can't wait for the second book. It seems even more action-packed and I can't wait to read more about Odessa and Meredy (and hopefully Kasmira). And connect even more with the characters and story like I did with this book. The ending had such large amounts of hope and happiness, that I want to see it all happen again, even if it will bring heartache to the characters (and me) while reading.

Have you read this book? Are you planning on reading it? I want to talk about it as much as I can! Comment down below. I want to know your favorite parts!

À bientôt!

Photo/Gif creds: my photo of the book, flowers gif, guy reading,

New Year, Same Me, New Adventures, New Stories

So this is my first post of the year. And I had planned to do about two others before 2018 had ended, but oh well. My body wanted to rest and my friends wanted to see me. I was able to bust out of my depression for that.

However this year has so many exciting things coming my way, and I'm so excited for them. So excited I'm going to make a list. Lists are fun.

1. I am going to be graduating from college (undergrad) in May with TWO bachelor's degrees! One in French and the second in Media Studies Communication. It's bittersweet to be ending my undergrad career, but I've also been looking forward to this day since I started.
2. I'm going to see my twin sister and nephew again! They are (hopefully) coming up for my graduation and our birthday. I haven't seen either of them since about a month before they moved to Texas, a very far distance away from me.
3. When I go back to school this semester I will be working with the Communication department again like I did the last two(ish) years. I loved working with my professors and the admin and the only reason I wasn't working there last semester is because I was supposed to be in Canada, but that's explained in this earlier post.
4. There is a possibility of my mother taking me to Quebec after I graduate (and after my sister leaves) for a long weekend or a week so that I can still experience the city. But of course, I'll go back for a longer period of time for another vacation.
5. I have an opportunity to teach English in France for seven months starting in October. I still have to finish my application but I'm excited to find out if I get accepted and finding a place and learning where I would be teaching. It'd be such a great experience. I'm even going to be sitting in on a TESOL class to give me some insiders and skills for teaching English.
6. If I don't get into that program (I can always reapply later for different years), I would take a year off of school to start looking into grad schools and choosing a program. Because I need a break from schooling. Part of me wants to just jump right into grad school after undergrad if I don't get into the France program, but I also know that I need to give myself a break, or I'll burn myself out.
7. THIS is the year I'm going to get my license. Depression and anxiety have caused me to take a really long time to get into driver's ed (right before college) and I have taken the driving test, but I failed. School has made it hard to practice, but I am going to be working with my mother while I am home and hope to get my license either before the start of this semester or after during the summer. I need to get a license and start being more independent with my life.

That's most of what I'm excited about this coming year. I don't say it often because normally I don't think of myself as a 'go-getter' but I want to make this year, MY YEAR. I'll let you all know if that actually happens.

I've made a reading challenge this year of 15 books, like last year, and I have a list of books that I want to get done this year. And if I get into this French teaching program, I'll be able to take my tablet and read the books on there so I can save some room in my suitcases haha.

I hope you all also have some exciting things coming for you in 2019, even if you don't know about it yet. Whether it be love, or success, or graduating (from school or a certain time in your life), maybe even just finishing up one of the goals that you've had for years. I will wish only good onto your lives, because that's what I wish for my life this year.

Time to spend the rest of this third day of the year to watch Criminal Minds with my mother and do some cleaning in my room.

À bientôt!