Item: Wonder Woman: Warbringer (DC Icons, #1)
Rating: 3.5
Author: greyskysaturday

Wonder Woman: Warbringer (DC Icons, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Published by Random House Children's Books on August 28, 2017
Pages: 369
Goodreads
three-half-stars

Daughter of immortals.
Princess Diana longs to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters. But when the opportunity finally comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law—risking exile—to save a mortal. Diana will soon learn that she has rescued no ordinary girl, and that with this single brave act, she may have doomed the world.
Daughter of death.
Alia Keralis just wanted to escape her overprotective brother with a semester at sea. She doesn’t know she is being hunted by people who think her very existence could spark a world war. When a bomb detonates aboard her ship, Alia is rescued by a mysterious girl of extraordinary strength and forced to confront a horrible truth: Alia is a Warbringer—a direct descendant of the infamous Helen of Troy, fated to bring about an age of bloodshed and misery.
Together.
Two girls will face an army of enemies—mortal and divine—determined to either destroy or possess the Warbringer. Tested beyond the bounds of their abilities, Diana and Alia must find a way to unleash hidden strengths and forge an unlikely alliance. Because if they have any hope of saving both their worlds, they will have to stand side by side against the tide of war.

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I’m finally back with yet another book review. If you follow me on Goodreads, you will know that I have had this book on my TBR list for at least a few years. Since quarantine happened, I am determined to get at least a few books off of my shelf this year. I finally got around to reading this book , so here are some of my thoughts.

I took me a while to get into the beginning of the book, which is probably why it took me so long to read and finish the book. I also have been known to get distracted by other books as well. I enjoyed the premise of the Diana meeting Alia, the warbringer and the thought that she could be from a line of Warbringers that have passed through the generations. I think that the ending was a bit far fetched and there were things from the book that seemed out of place as well.

Overall, I liked the book, but I’m not keeping it in my collection. Also I would recommend that you give the book a shot if you like any of the other books in the DC Icons series, which you can read my thoughts on the other books I have read here, and here. I am interested in reading other books by Leigh Bardugo, just to see if I would still like her writing style under different circumstances. I am also still interested in reading the last book in the DC Icons series so far, which is Superman.

I hope that you are doing well and that you enjoyed this review. Let me know if you have read this book or any other books by Leigh Bardugo and what you would recommend. I hope to see you soon with another post!

Summer Days & Summer Nights Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories by Stephanie Perkins, Leigh Bardugo, Francesca Lia Block, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Brandy Colbert, Tim Federle, Lev Grossman, Nina LaCour, Veronica Roth, Jon Skovron, Jennifer E. Smith
Published by St. Martin's Griffin on May 17, 2016
Pages: 388
Goodreads
four-half-stars

Maybe it's the long, lazy days, or maybe it's the heat making everyone a little bit crazy. Whatever the reason, summer is the perfect time for love to bloom. Summer Days & Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories, written by twelve bestselling young adult writers and edited by the international bestselling author Stephanie Perkins, will have you dreaming of sunset strolls by the lake. So set out your beach chair and grab your sunglasses. You have twelve reasons this summer to soak up the sun and fall in love.
Featuring stories by Leigh Bardugo, Francesca Lia Block, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Brandy Colbert, Tim Federle, Lev Grossman, Nina LaCour, Stephanie Perkins, Veronica Roth, Jon Skovron, and Jennifer E. Smith.

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I’m finally back with another post. I still hate that all the posts that I’ve been writing here lately have been review posts. I’m trying to think up new exciting content for here, but it just hasn’t been coming. Maybe more thoughts on this at a later date.

I finally finished Summer Days and Summer Nights. This book is a collection of short stories put together by Jennifer E. Smith. This was another Paper & Glam book club read. This book took me WAY longer than normal to read due to the fact that work has been absolute hell lately and I’m lucky if I can read more than a few pages a night.

I loved this collection of stories, but like most collections I found some better than others which leads me to some high hopes when I actually pick up books from those authors. I liked Leigh Bardugo’s Head, Scales, Tongue, and Tails for its whimsy and how it definitely felt like a summer story and the perfect one to start the collection. I loved how Stephanie Perkins perfectly captured the feeling of love In Ninety minutes, turn North. It was so sweet and just how love should feel. I cried and felt way too much emotions while reading Veronica Roth’s Inertia. You will have to read it to experience it. I was griped by Cassandra Clare’s Brand New Attraction even though there is something about carnivals that will never quite sit right with me. My heart was moved with by Jennifer E. Smith’s A Thousand Ways this could all go wrong. It was so perfect.

I could say a thousand more things,but I think that if you are looking for a quick reading of several stories of varying lengths this is the book for you. There is a companion book to this which I’m hoping to read toward the end of the year.

Hopefully I’ll be back soon with another post. Let me know what you have been reading lately.