Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian

Hello my dear bibliophiles,
This is my review and opinion of Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian. So if you are into fantasy, like me, this book might remind you of Red Queen or Throne of Glass if you've read them. I definitely got a feel of both the books in this one. So if you liked those this would be good.
Anyways, the main characters that I can talk about without spoiling stuff.

• Theodosia- So her name was actually the main reason that I decided to read this book. I saw Theodosia and immediately thought of Hamilton. Yeah that has become a recent obsession, thanks CA, anymore Hamilfans out there? Comment if you are. Back to Theodosia. She's the Queen of a nonexistent country (like I said Throne of Glass feel to it) and has become part of the conquering country's court. One night she is forced to kill someone and discovers a truth within herself. This is no longer the time to hide but a time to take back her kingdom.
• The Kaiser- He is the Villain. The Big Bad. The worst of the worst. There that is all I can say without spoiling it for you

So yeah that's two characters, and there are more important characters in the book but I can't explain them or like name them without spoiling things. Sorry 😢. But hey that gets you wondering doesn't it? 

The plot, DUN DUN DUUUU! Yes, I know its not a bad thing but I'm feeling dramatic/extra today so  I decided to go with it. Any-who. So Theo is the princess of this conquered country called Astrea. She has been in this conquering court for ten long years as Lady Thora the Ash Princess. One day she is forced to do the unthinkable, kill someone. After this event, Theo discovers that she can no longer stand idly by and survive but take action and reclaim her throne and country. 

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was FANTABULOUS! One of my favorite things about it is that the main character is a girl right. Not only that but she's a girl with her own mind and thoughts. No one tells her what to do, well aside from the kaiser but he's the king and in charge of everything. I say 13-14 as a minimum age or a mature 12 year old. I give it ten of ten paw prints. 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

Tootles,

Merlin:)

Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz

Bonjour mes chers,
This review goes out to all my fellow Hamilfans out there. You probably figured out that this was about Alexander Hamilton and Eliza from the title and you would be right This tells their love story in more detail than Hamilton does, but takes shorter periods times. When I read this book I thought it very inaccurate because of certain things involving their relationship but I then found out that it didn't cover the entire relationship just the first part of it. So please bear in mind that this book only covers part of the relationship.
Character time!!!
Alex-ander Ham-il-ton: He is the ten dollar founding father without a father. But during this book he's just an orphan member of the revolutionary army, CA feel free to inform me if I'm wrong about that if you ever read it *cough* *cough*. He stays true to the historical figure for the most part but there are a few differences, particularly with a romantic interest.
Eliiiza- The middle Schulyer sister. In Hamilton you never hear much about her other than she's Alex's wife, mother of Phillip, sister to Angelica and Peggy. In this book you get to find out a little more about her. However, I'm not going to tell you about her anymore tan this because I want you to read it.
So there aren't any more main characters for me to tell you about because this book tells their love story. Of course characters like Angelica, Peggy, Hercules Mulligan, America's favorite fighting Frenchman LAFAYETTE!!, Laurens, and Washington are present too but they aren't that big of characters.
But now, on to the plot.
This book occurs during the Revolutionary War beginning around 1780 and the time of Winter's Ball. Alex and Eliza meet here and from this point eventually fall in love. Their love isn't without its fair share of twists and turns. So I really can't go into any detail at all about the plot but just know that it is amazing!
I personally loved this book. It wasn't my favorite book ever but its fab. I give it eight paw prints and a whisker. CA tell me what you think if you ever read it. Which you totally should because its amazing. 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾⚟
Tootles,
Merlin:)

The Creativity Project

Happy Spring or close to it my dears,

So this review isn't gong to be like my others, see this book is a collection of writing prompts and responses by various authors. So no real plot summary or character introductions, just my opinion and maybe a prompt. 

This was called the Creativity project and that's literally what it was. Different authors created and responded to prompts in their own style. These authors include Lemony Snicket, Kate DiCamillo, Chris Grabenstein, Javaka Stepoes, Lisa Brown, and many more. You might think that with all these different styles this book would be a disaster but it actually turned out to be great fun.

This book really made me want to write stuff and you know have fun with it. Not only that but it was a lot of fun to read. I personally recommend this book to anyone at all. I really think that if you need inspiration for a short story or book this would be a great read. So my recommendation is six years or older. Ten of Ten paw prints 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

Tootles,

Merlin:)