I Finished The Red Queen, Which Was Such A Thrilling Read And Gave Me A New Perspective On A Historical

I finished The Red Queen, which was such a thrilling read and gave me a new perspective on a historical character that I already admired. My review (spoilers):

I was surprised when Margaret turned out to be an admirer of Joan of Arc (not too surprised though, Joan is incredible) and believed herself to be destined to save her country and hear the voice of God speaking to her.

Margaret's determination to see her son on the throne of England is wonderful to read about; she's so passionate about keeping the Lancastrian line on the throne, which is why she hates the Yorks so much. She believes that it is God's will that her son will rule and that it's her duty to help him seize the throne.

I loved reading about the Wars of the Roses through her view and how strong she was even during the Yorkist reign, which she despised.

One scene I didn't like much was the part when Margaret agreed that the two Yorkist princes should be killed. As a mother of a boy herself I wouldn't have imagined that she would want two young boys to die, even if they were the sons of her enemy. She does have conflicting feelings about the decision though, but she still agrees that they should be killed.

Overall, it was a fantastic read. 4/5

Bad Batch S2 Ep3 Review

SPOILERS!!

Episode 3 was phenomenal! Loved having a Crosshair centred episode.

Cody is back, let's go!! Wooooo!

This feels like a Clone Wars episode with clones vs droids, except I'm partly rooting for the droids! That's not how that's supposed to work! It was nice to see the droids again though.

Crosshair and Cody are a fantastic duo! Loved Crosshair blowing up a tank, loved Cody's knife work and their teamwork was amazing!

I felt so bad for the Desix senator, she'd survived the war and lost so much, only for Crosshair to kill her, which I actually have mixed feelings about. I get that he was following orders and maybe he was protecting Cody, but he still shot a woman who had surrendered and given back that officer, whom I now hate.

Cody has fled the Empire! Clone Rebellion!!

Rampart is climbing my 'characters I want to kill list' VERY quickly. This level of hatred I have for an animated character is alarming!

The scene at the end where Crosshair is in his room reminds me of the Kallus scene in Rebels after he'd returned from the icy planet with Zeb.

Overall, 9/10, fantastic episode. Looking forward to the next one!

Rant about TDP S4 trailer

OMG!! The new teaser for TDP season 4 is AMAZING!! Ezran and Soren's new designs are awesome (Ez looks SO much like his father, and he's all grown up!). Callum holding Rayla's sword honestly made me scream. Does this mean something's happened to her? Oh god, PLEASE don't let her be dead! I need more Rayllum in my life! Aaravos' voice at the end gave me shivers. He's definitely going to be a dangerous, yet interesting character. Overall, my hype for season 4 is extremely high and November had better get here quickly!

I recently finished Twin Crowns and it blew me away! What I enjoyed most about it was that it was a story about two sisters, similar to Frozen, and that was one of the driving points of the story. My review:

The pacing of the plot was excellent; it never felt rushed or like it was being dragged on.

The writers took their time with the relationships, especially Rose and Wren's sister relationship, which I loved so much. Their contrasting personalities are hilarious! The two romantic relationships are also well developed; neither of them felt forced.

The world building and lore are fantastic, I loved the backstory of the kingdom, the history of the witches and how this is all connected.

The book also has several emotional moments that really hit me hard, especially the ones in the final few chapters, which also help to set up the sequel.

Overall, 4 out of 5 stars. Looking forward to the sequel!

SPOILER FOR THE DRAGON PRINCE SEASON 4!

When Claudia gave Rayla the coins of Runaan and her parents I SCREAMED! If they are released in the next season, THERE WILL BE SO MUCH DRAMA AND TENSION!! Ruthari reunion!! Rayla will get her parents back!! Things will be awkward between Runaan and Soren and the princes!

GIVE ME SEASON 5!!!

The thing I want to see most in TBB season 2 is Omega meeting Gungi (and possibly other surviving younglings) and they tell her she's Force-sensitive. A Force-sensitive clone just sounds so freaking awesome! :D