--- title: "Book reviews — romantasy, romance and thrillers" description: "Honest, spoiler-safe book reviews with star ratings out of 5. No sponsorships and no gifted-book obligations." canonical: "https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews" url: "https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews.md" author: "Amy — Bella Bugs Books" locale: "en-IE" type: "index" date_modified: "2026-09-15" --- # Book reviews Every review here is written after reading the full book. Ratings are out of 5 with half stars, spoilers sit behind a toggle, and nothing on this site is sponsored. - [Confess](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/confess.md) — 4/5: Emotional, unique, and beautifully written. Anonymous confessions turned into art give this romance a raw, personal layer. - [Book Review: Love at First Knight by Megan Clawson](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/love-at-first-knight-megan-clawson.md) — 1/5 - [Book Review: Six of Crows & Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/six-of-crows-duology-leigh-bardugo.md) — 5/5 - [Book Review: Verity by Colleen Hoover](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/verity-colleen-hoover.md) — 5/5 - [Book Review: See How They Lie by Sue Wallman](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/see-how-they-lie-sue-wallman.md) — 3/5 - [Book Review: Bone Crier's Moon & Bone Crier's Dawn by Kathryn Purdie](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/bone-criers-duology-kathryn-purdie.md) — 3/5 - [Book Review: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/where-the-crawdads-sing-delia-owens.md) — 5/5 - [Book Review: Her Name Was Rose by Claire Allan](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/her-name-was-rose-claire-allan.md) — 4/5 - [Book Review: Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/immortal-sue-lynn-tan.md) — 4/5 - [Book Review: Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/ugly-love-colleen-hoover.md) — 5/5 - [We Were Liars & Family of Liars](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/we-were-liars-and-family-of-liars.md) — 1/5: Style over substance. The duology was vague and relied on shock value, leaving me frustrated rather than moved. - [Benevolence Series](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/benevolence-series.md) — 3/5: Book 1 was my favourite — easy to read and a nice start. By Book 3 I struggled and skimmed, but the series still had its moments. - [What Fury Brings — Review](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/what-fury-brings-review.md) — 3/5 - [The Teacher — Review](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/the-teacher-review.md) — 4/5 - [All Your Perfects — Review](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/all-your-perfects-review.md) — 3.5/5 - [Layla — Review](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/layla-review.md) — 4/5 - [Next of Kin — Review](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/next-of-kin-review.md) — 3/5 - [Our Infinite Fates — Review](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/our-infinite-fates-review.md) — 2.5/5 - [Book Review: It Ends With Us Series by Colleen Hoover](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/it-ends-with-us-series.md) — 4/5 - [Book Review: Silent Tears of Sin by Sharon Stevens](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/silent-tears-of-sin-sharon-stevens.md) — 4/5 - [On Ascend](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/on-ascend.md) — 3.5/5 - [Boomerangers](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/boomerangers.md) — 3.5/5: Very funny and quirky, with moments that feel so applicable to real life. - [A Silent Patient Surprise](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/a-silent-patient-surprise.md) — 3.5/5: That ending really did make the journey worthwhile, a truly unexpected turn! - [Queen of Shadows](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/queen-of-shadows-review.md) — 5/5: Aelin walks back into Rifthold and takes the city apart. Perfect. - [Tower of Dawn](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/tower-of-dawn-review.md) — 4/5: The healing book. Slower, gentler, and far more necessary than people expect. - [Kingdom of Ash](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/kingdom-of-ash-review.md) — 5/5: Nine hundred pages of grief, war and payoff. It sticks the landing. - [Empire of Storms](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/empire-of-storms-review.md) — 5/5: Enormous, romantic, devastating. The high point of the whole series. - [Throne of Glass](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/throne-of-glass-review.md) — 4/5: A competition, a castle full of secrets, and a heroine who knows exactly how good she is. - [The Assassin's Blade](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/the-assassins-blade-review.md) — 4/5: Five novellas that turn Celaena from a name into a wound you feel. - [Crown of Midnight](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/crown-of-midnight-review.md) — 4/5: The one where the series stops being a competition and starts being a war. - [Heir of Fire](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/heir-of-fire-review.md) — 4/5: Grief, training montages, and the best new characters in the series. - [Twisted Hate by Ana Huang — Review](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/twisted-hate-review.md) — 4/5: Enemies-to-lovers with real teeth — Josh and Jules bicker like they mean it. - [Twisted Love by Ana Huang — Review](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/twisted-love-review.md) — 4.5/5: A cold, closed-off hero and a sunshine heroine who refuses to be managed — this one hooked me by chapter three. - [Twisted Games by Ana Huang — Review](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/twisted-games-review.md) — 5/5: Bodyguard and princess, forbidden and slow-burning — the strongest book in the series for me. - [Twisted Lies by Ana Huang — Review](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/twisted-lies-review.md) — 4.5/5: Obsessive, quietly unhinged and strangely tender — Christian Harper is the reason this series stuck the landing. - [I Will Find You by Harlan Coben](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/i-will-find-you-harlan-coben.md) — 5/5: My first ever book by a male author and WOW did Harlan Coben set the bar HIGH. - [Caraval Series by Stephanie Garber](https://bellabugsbooks.com/reviews/caraval-series-stephanie-garber.md) — 3/5: The atmosphere was enchanting, but the worldbuilding was more style than substance. --- _Every book recommended here is read in full and reviewed by Amy. 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