Web Novels

Okay so this review will be a little different then the ones I have done previously. I have lately really gotten into reading web novels. Now before I go any farther the web novels I have been reading have not been on wattpad or other sites like that. From personal opinion those sites are not for me. I do tend to read a lot of manga and watch a lot of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese dramas if that helps explain a little. Mostly because I don’t feel like Hollywood has had an original idea in at least 20 years and it seems to only be getting worst instead of better.

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Now I have been reading a lot of translated web novels. There are just a few I really want to talk about and before we get into them if you’re curious where you can read these translated web novels there’s a few places but the two free sites I love are http://www.lightnovelworld.com and http://www.mtlnovel.com. Now keep in mind that the site mtlnovel.com is usually translated by a machine so sometimes it takes a little getting use to before you can really get into the storyline. Yet both of these sites I love because you can sign-up for free and keep track of where you’re currently in the book you’re read. They also have a very wide selection of novels to choose from.

Now for the novels that have caught my attention and have made me lose sleep and interest in other things besides these stories.

#1 Trash of the Count’s Family (백작가의 망나니가 되었다) is a Korean isekai web novel series written by Yoo Ryeo Han . When I wrote this post this web novel is currently on chapter 605 and still ongoing.

This is a novel I love because the main character has been transported into a story he was reading. He tries his best to live a “quite” life to no avail. He in fact seems to make himself the most important person in the story instead of the trashy side character that he was supposed to be according to the original book series he was reading.

#2 National School Prince Is A Girl Author: Warring Young Seven. When I posted this entry this web novel was currently on chapter 1760 and still ongoing.

Now this one is a little more interesting. I have a little difficulty describing this novel not only because it’s a gender bender but also because it has a lot of different plot twist so I’m going to use the information from the site and I couldn’t describe it better. The site says “On the surface, she’s a gay high school boy. In reality, she’s the hacker known as Z, who hunts criminals on the Internet. A girl dressed in men’s clothes, a master at playing games, punishing evil, and having the highest skill in seducing girls. When people learned that “he” was actually female, the entire population blew up!”. This one is really worth a read and has had me shaking my head and laughing several times.

#3 The The Devious First-Daughter Author: Lian Shuang. Currently this novel is on chapter 505 and also still ongoing.

This story starts with the girl getting murdered in the very 1st chapter. Then her soul ends up in her dead sisters body. This one has grabbed my attention to the fact I haven’t red anything else for the last few days except this novel. It has a lot of twist and turns in the storyline but is so interesting it is well worth the read.

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Now that I have shared a few web novels I really think people will enjoy. I think I will end this entry here. Thanks for going on this journey with me. I look forward to the future entries. Again if you would like me to review your book or if you would just like to contact me my email is fallenravenqueen@gmail.com

Raven

My Long Absence

Okay so I think I need to apologize for no entries since 2018. It’s not that I haven’t been reading but more of the fact that life has been drastically getting in my way. A little after I posted my last entry on here my whole life and world got turned upside down and honestly I’m still trying my hardest to catch my breath.

I lost my job and had to find a new one in the last part of 2018.

In the beginning of 2019 my father had to under go major emergency surgery. He had an abdominal aortic aneurysm burst but thank God he lived.

After this happened a few very close family friends pasted away.

Then on September 21, 2019. My mother, my rock and undeniably my strengthen died and went to heaven. This event was unexpected and devastating not only to me but to my whole family in general. My mother was the glue that held our family together literally. Since the passing of my mother I haven’t spoken to my two older brothers, my nephews, my aunt or my surviving uncle. It has been heartbreaking. The phone that would never stop ring while my mother was alive hasn’t rang since she passed. Follow this with her birthday, my parent’s wedding anniversary, Thanksgiving and Christmas. It has been emotionally draining and I feel like I’m falling apart every day when I wake-up. Yet I find myself being strong and trying to never cry in front of my family so that they can lean on me.

Now lets get into the cluster of bull that has happened this year. We all are aware of Covid-19 but my issues started right in the middle of this pandemic. My fridge stopped working and I found myself with out a fridge for 3 months because of the fact nothing was open and if they were open then delivery service was halted or had such a delay that it was practically impossible to get anything delivered. Adding to this stress the fact I’m an “essential employee” and life sucked! Okay I’ll be honest it still does. Yet the norm is now to see people with face mask and not getting close to each other or even talking in some cases.

I’m one of those night owl people. I miss being able to go to Walmart, Walgreens or CVS after 11pm. I loved shopping after midnight I always found it easier to find stuff and not be stressed by the traffic of all the other shoppers. I honestly haven’t been in Walmart in over 6 months and I highly doubt I will be going again in the near future. At least not until they go back to 24hrs. I now do most of my shopping online except for my food shopping and then I have my dad go for me.

Now that I’ve updated everyone on what has happened to keep me from updating. Here’s to hoping I’ll get back on track and be able to do more book reviews in the near future.

If you have a book you would like for me to read and review you can always send the book to my email: fallenravenqueen@gmail.com. Please make sure to put in the subject line that this is for a book review.

Here’s hoping everyone the best in the future,

Raven

Matched to a Billionaire

Matched to a Billionaire by Mio Takai
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This manga was great. Kat Cantrell had a very interesting story-line. I loved how the characters were portrayed. The art for this manga was great. Mio Takai did an excellent job. Now having said that let me be honest. My only issue is I felt there could have been more detail not only with the story-line but also with the artwork. IT felt like the art work was based on just a general idea of the story not the full story from the book. I felt like Mio Takai had no working knowledge of the original story before she made the art for this manga. I understand that this book was downsized from the original format for this manga but sometimes you can downsize to much and I feel like that happened with this manga.

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The Sabbides Secret Baby (Kindle Edition) by Jacqueline Baird, Keiko Yamada

I received this book free of charge from NetGalley for a review.
The Sabbides Secret Baby was great. The Sabbides Secret Baby is about a part-time hotel receptionist Phoebe and Greek multimillionaire Jed. They seemed to have everything going for them until Phoebe gets pregnant. After Phoebe has a miscarriage she leaves Jed and moves away. Four years later they are reunited and Jed’s whole world changes.

Jacqueline Baird’s writing style caught my attention and kept it all the way through the book. Very well thought out and written. Jacqueline Baird made a great story.

Keiko Yamada did a great job in illustrating Jacqueline Baird’s book The Sabbides Secret Baby. Keiko Yamada’s art made the characters come alive.

Girls of the Great War by Freda Lightfoot

Disclaimer: I received this book free of charge for an honest and unbiased opinion

I really took my time with reading this story. Girl of the Great War By: Freda Lightfoot was a great book. Freda Lightfoot has a nice easy to follow writing style. The imaginary she creates with her words is wonderful. Freda Lightfoot’s book Girls of the Great War was very well planned and led me into a world I could at time feel was real. This is a great book. I found myself feeling sympathy for characters I should love to hate. This book was a roller coaster of emotions for me but my friend’s will be the first to tell you I get to involved with the characters. All in all this was a great book and I would highly recommend this book to anyone who love or even enjoys historical fiction

Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie

Title: Matched

Authors: Ally Condie

Narrators: Kate Simses

Series: Matched Series: Book 1

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Audiobook / Fiction / Romance / Young Adult

Format: UNABRIDGED

Time: 8 CDs / 10 Hrs.

My Review: 4.0 Stars

Okay so let me be honest, this book has been on my to read pile for a while. In fact the only reason I actually decided on this book is because my local library had the audiobook version available and since my travel time has doubled in the last few weeks. I chose this book to listen to while driving.

Now having said that Ally Condie did a great job on this book. Matched is about based around Cassia, Xander and Ky. These three are only seventeen and about to find out what is laid out for their future. Cassia is matched both to Xander and Ky. One with approval from the government and the other was a “glitch” in their system. Which leads Cassia to realize the system is faulty. This stroy was well written and thought out.

Kate Simses was the narrator of this audiobook. Kate Simses did an excellent job. She was able to grab my attention and keep it. Which is always a plus. Kate Simese’s intonation was perfect for a great listening experience. I look forward to listening to more books that Kate Simses has narrated.

The publishing company for this audiobook was Penguin Audio. I’ll be honest they seem to be one of my favorite production houses when it comes to audio books.  They didn’t leave me disappointed with this selection either.

Now for the big question would I recommend this book? I would have to say yes. But please keep in mind this book is written for a younger audience and is from the point of view of a seventeen year old girl. Besides that all in all a great book and I really look forward to the rest of this series.

The Marriage Maker

Title: The Marriage Maker: Worth of a Lady, The Marriage Wager, A Lady By Chance, How to Catch an Heiress

Authors: Tarah Scott, Allie Mackay, Sue-Ellen Welfonder

Narrators: David Monteath and Ginny Ross

Series: The Marriage Maker Series: Book 1

Publisher: Silverton Agency

Genres: Audiobook / Fiction / Romance

Format: UNABRIDGED

Time: 7 hrs 9 mins

My Review: 2.0 Stars

Disclaimer: I received this audiobook free of charge for an honest and unbiased review.

The Marriage Maker is a omnibus of short stories written by Tarah Scott, Allie Mackay and Sue-Ellen Welfonder. These stories are all based around four sisters. Chastity Hamilton is the Duke of Roxburgh’s heir. Her father insists she marry. So, Lady Chastity makes a bargained with her father to marry the man who can find matches for her three younger sisters first. Lady Chastity didn’t believe such a man existed but, Sir Stirling James has stepped up to do exactly what Lady Chastity hoped could not be done.

Tarah Scott, Allie Mackay and Sue-Ellen Welforder are all great writers. Each story was well written. My only issues is that they could have gone so much farther in these stories that they tended to leave me wanting more. That after a while they seemed to lack some of the plot-line. Which personally is not something I enjoy. I would have liked a little more. Short stories don’t need to leave you feeling like you missed something but these did. I was expecting more from these authors but I was left disappointed.

The Marriage Maker’s narrators were David Monteath and Ginny Ross. I’ll be honest I was so displeased with the stories that at first I didn’t pay much attention to the narrators. I did go back and re-listen to this audiobook so I could give a decent review. David Monteath and Ginny Ross did a great job on the narration. They made each character distinctive. Both David Monteath and Ginny Ross’ intonation was perfect for a good listening experience.

The publishing company for The Marriage Maker was Silverton Agency. Honestly this is one company I’ve never heard of. After listening to this audiobook I’m still on the fence on if I like them or not. So all in all the jury is still out on this company.

Now for the question everyone asks me. Would I recommend this audiobook? Rather than just coming out and saying No. I’ll say Maybe. This is a good story but if you’re looking for a story subsistence and a great plot-line this is not it. If you’re just looking for a quick easy to follow story without a lot of details then this is the book for you.

Goldfisch Volume 1 Manga (English)

Title: Golfisch

Volume: 1

Author: Nana Yaa

Publisher: TokyoPop

Genre: Manga

Release Date:  Jan. 16, 2018

My Review:   3 Stars

I received this book free of charge from NetGalley in exchange of an honest and unbiased review.

Goldfisch is about a boy who has gotten a hold of King Midas’ golden touch.

I don’t want to go into more detail because that can lead to spoilers which is never a good thing in my opinion. So let’s take this review another way.

Nana Yaa has a great idea for this series. I can see a lot of potential. The plot line is interesting and fun to read. The artwork is great and makes the adventure wonderful. My only issue is where the book was stopped. Yes I know that isn’t the authors fault and I’m not blaming Nana Yaa. I just felt that the original publishing company should have put a little more into the 1st volume before closing it. The ending left me a little disappointed. I look forward to continuing this series in the future.

Goddess Of Troy

 

 

Title: Goddess Of Troy

Author: P. C. Cast

Narrator: Caitlin Davies

Series: The Goddess Summoning Series: Book 6

Publisher: Blackstone Audio

Genres: Audiobook / Fiction / Romance

Format: UNABRIDGED

Time: 11 hrs 9 mins / 10 CDs

My Review: 4.0 Stars

Disclaimer: I received this audiobook free of charge for an honest and unbiased review.

The Goddess Of Troy by P. C. Cast is about Goddesses Hera, Athena, and Venus have had enough here with the Trojan War. The Goddesses find that the worst of the bunch is Achilles. If they stop him it would end the war. The three goddesses decide to seize their chance when Kat and her best friend, Jackie, perish in a car crash in modern day Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Goddesses shift the friends’ souls into the bodies of a recently killed Trojan princess and her handmaiden. The Goddesses then present them to Achilles with the hope that Kat will catch Achilles’ attention and distract him long enough for the war to end.

P. C. Cast wrote a great book. I will admit I have been a P. C. Cast fan especially of her House of Night Series. I believe I read the first book in this series and got distracted by the House of Night series to finish this one. After listening to this audiobook. I’m planning on reading or listening to the other books in this series starting from the beginning. P. C. Cast has a great way of making a new story around an old mythological one. I love how P. C. Cast blended her story in with the Trojan War. I was well written and a great listen.

The narrator Caitlin Davies did a wonderful job. While listening to this audiobook it seemed to me that Caitlin Davies was enjoying the story also. Caitlin Davies made each character distinctive. No variance in diction which always makes for an awesome listening experience. I plan to look for more books narrated by Caitlin Davies.

Blackstone Audio did a great job in the production of this story. So having said that I’m going to come off the fence and say I’m really starting to like Blackstone Audio. The production for this audiobook is exactly what listeners expect and want. With no fluctuation in sound and set at the right tempo. It made this audiobook a great listening experience.

Now the bug question would I recommend this book? Yes but not for listening in public. There are a few parts that parents might not want their children to hear.

Murder at the Fortune Teller’s Table

Title: Murder at the Fortune Teller’s Table

Author: Janet Finsilver

Narrator: Reba Buhr

Series: A Kelly Jackson Mystery Series, book 3

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Audiobook / Fiction / Mystery/ Cozy

Format: UNABRIDGED

Time: 7 hrs 11 min / 6 CDs

My Review: 3.0 Stars

Disclaimer: I received this audiobook free of charge for an honest and unbiased review.

Murder at the Fortune Teller’s Table is based on Kelly Jackson and the crime-solving group, the Silver Sentinels. Kelly Jackson and the Silver Sentinels start looking into the “accidental” death of a Greek fortune teller known by everyone as Auntie. As they get closer to the truth of Auntie’s death the murder starts threatening Kelly.

The author for the book Murder at the Fortune Teller’s Table is Janet Finsilver. Considering this is the third book Janet Finsilver has written.  Janet Finsilver is a fairly new author. I use new in terms of how many books Janet Finsilver has written not how many years Janet Finsilver’s books have been on the market. I like Janet Finsilver’s writing style. It lives up to the cozy mystery genre that Murder at the Fortune Teller’s Table falls under. Janet Finsilver has a easy to follow writing style. Without using excessive vocabulary or difficult plot twists. I personally think the story-line could have provided a few more clues but all in all a good book. Yes this is the third book in a series but does great as a stand alone also.

The narrator for Murder at the Fortune Teller’s Table is Reba Buhr. Reba Buhr has a great voice for audiobooks. Reba Buhr made each character distinctive and interesting. Reba Buhr’s intonation was perfect for a great listening experience. Being able to just sit back and lose myself in the narration of an audiobook is always a plus for me. Reba Buhr made that possible for me with this audiobook.

The production house for Janet Finsilver’s book Murder at the Fortune Teller’s Table was Tantor Media. As I said with my last review Tantor is starting to make my list of to go to production houses. Tantor Media did a great job on the production of Murder at the Fortune Teller’s Table. The production for this audiobook is exactly what listeners expect and want. There is no fluctuation in sound and it is also set at just the right tempo for a great listening experience.

Now for the big question. Would I recommend this audiobook? My answer would have to be Yes. This audiobook is a nice book and worth the listen. What makes it even better is that I was able to listen to this audiobook at my job and not have to worry about small ears hearing it. No excessive language or violence which again for me is always great news. This book is great for anyone that wants a nice cozy mystery that isn’t time consuming.