Tag: The Chosen One

• The Things Gods Break, by Abigail Owen (WITH spoilers)

  

  This is book 2 of the series. For our summary and review of book 1, The Games Gods Play, check out this link for our spoiler-free review or this link for our more in-depth review! Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5 Summary This review DOES contain spoilers from the book. If you’d prefer a review…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  July 19, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  Author – Abigail Owen, Book – Trilogy, Cliffhanger, Cursed, Deadly Trials/ Competition, Gods/ Goddesses, He’s Only Soft For Her/Him, Kindle Unlimited, Magical Prophecy, Monsters, Narration – Two Narrators, Possessive MMC, POV – First Person, Publisher – Entangled: Red Tower Books, Romantasy, Spoilers, The Chosen One, Time Travel, Touch Her and Die

• Starling House, by Alix E. Harrow

  

  For our book club, we settled on a fantasy book this time. Starling House follows Opal and Arthur’s story. Opal is a poor, orphaned woman with crooked teeth (I know because this was mentioned 10 bazillion times). She is trying to provide for her 16-year-old brother and save enough money to get him out of…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  July 7, 2026

  Ronni & Shayna – Joint Review

  Author – Alix E. Harrow, Book – Standalone, Cursed, Death of a Parent, Fantasy, Forced Proximity, Happily Ever After (HEA), Hidden Identity, Kindle Unlimited, Monsters, Paranormal/ Supernatural, POV – First Person, POV – Third Person, Publisher – Tor Books, Revenge, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, The Chosen One, They Work Together

• The Strength of the Few (Book 2), by James Islington

  

  This is a review of book 2 in this series. If you’d like to read a review of book 1, The Will of the Many, check out this link! Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review This one was difficult to get into initially. Not because the story wasn’t…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  June 24, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  Author – James Islington, Betrayal, Book – Series, Dark Academia, Death of a Friend, Death of a Parent, Death of a Sibling, Dual/ Multiple Timelines, Dystopian, Fantasy, Hidden Identity, Magical Prophecy, Memory Lapse/ Amnesia, Parallel/ Alternate Worlds, POV – First Person, Publisher – S&S/Saga Press, Sacrifice, Spoiler Free, The Chosen One

• The Will of the Many (book 1), by James Islington

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review If you enjoyed the Red Rising series, you should 100% give this series a try. It gives extremely similar vibes, but with more magical/fantasy elements vs sci-fi elements. I absolutely love this book and the way James Islington writes. I was immediately…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  June 14, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  5 stars, Author – James Islington, Betrayal, Book – Series, Dark Academia, Death of a Friend, Death of a Parent, Death of a Sibling, Dystopian, Fantasy, Hidden Identity, Magical Prophecy, Memory Lapse/ Amnesia, Parallel/ Alternate Worlds, POV – First Person, Publisher – S&S/Saga Press, Sacrifice, Spoiler Free, The Chosen One

• Golden Son (Book 2), by Pierce Brown

  

  This is book 2 of the series. If you’d like to read our review of book 1, Red Rising, check out this link! Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Summary & Review First and foremost, the full cast of narrators continues to bring this story to life in the most beautiful and intense way.…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  June 10, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews, YA Books

  Audiobook, Author – Pierce Brown, Book – Series, Death of a Spouse, Dystopian, Fantasy, Hidden Identity, Narration – Multiple narrators, Narrator – Amanda Forstrom, Narrator – Andrew James Spooner, Narrator – Andy Clemence, Narrator – Ian Russell, Narrator – Jenna Sharpe, Narrator – Jon Vertullo, Narrator – Julie-Ann Elliott, Narrator – Kay Eluvian, Narrator – Laura C. Harris, Narrator – Richard Rohan, Narrator – Stewart Crank, POV – First Person, Publisher – Graphic Audio LLC, Revenge, Science Fiction, Spoiler Free, The Chosen One, Young Adult

• The Silversmith, by LJ Claren

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review I cannot believe I waited so long to read this book. I mean, yeah, it came out less than a year ago, but I kept seeing people rave about it. So when the audiobook version became available on NetGalley, I figured it…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  June 5, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  5 stars, Advanced Listening Copy (ALC), Arranged Marriage, Audiobook, Author – LJ Claren, Book – Series, Death of a Child, Death of a Parent, Death of a Sibling, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forbidden Relationship, Forced Marriage, Forced Proximity, Found Family, He Falls First, He’s Only Soft For Her/Him, Hidden Identity, Hidden Power, Kindle Unlimited, Magical Prophecy, Memory Lapse/ Amnesia, Narration – Two Narrators, Narrator – Aiden Snow, Narrator – Savannah Thomas, NetGalley, Obsessive MMC, Possessive MMC, POV – First Person, Romantasy, Sacrifice, Second Chance, Secret Past, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, The Chosen One, Touch Her and Die, Witches, Yearning/ Longing

• Red Rising (Book 1), by Pierce Brown

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Summary & Review Well okay. Wow. I don’t even know how to start this review because what Pierce Brown created? It’s beautiful and unique. He is a wonderful author, clearly able to capture not only basic human nature, but the deep reactions his characters feel. He created an entire…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  May 7, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews, YA Books

  5 stars, Audiobook, Author – Pierce Brown, Book – Series, Death of a Spouse, Dystopian, Fantasy, Hidden Identity, Narration – Multiple narrators, Narrator – Alejandro Ruiz, Narrator – Andrew Colford, Narrator – Andy Clemence, Narrator – Bradley Foster Smith, Narrator – Chris Stinson, Narrator – Christopher Walker, Narrator – Christopher Williams, Narrator – Colleen Delany, Narrator – Dylan Lynch, Narrator – Elizabeth Jernigan, Narrator – Eric Messner, Narrator – Ian Putnam, Narrator – Ian Russell, Narrator – James Konicek, Narrator – Jenna Sharpe, Narrator – Joe Mallon, Narrator – Joel David Santner, Narrator – John Kielty, Narrator – Jon Vertullo, Narrator – Julie-Ann Elliott, Narrator – Karen Novak, Narrator – Kay Eluvian, Narrator – Ken Jackson, Narrator – Lucy Symons, Narrator – Marni Penning, Narrator – Martin Dickinson, Narrator – Matthew Bassett, Narrator – Matthew Pauli, Narrator – Matthew Schleigh, Narrator – Michael Glenn, Narrator – Michael John Casey, Narrator – Nanette Savard, Narrator – Nazia Chaudhry, Narrator – Nora Achrati, Narrator – Richard Rohan, Narrator – Shanta Parasuraman, Narrator – Stephanie Németh-Parker, Narrator – Stephone Walker, Narrator – Stewart Crank, Narrator – Yasmin Tuazon, POV – First Person, Publisher – Graphic Audio LLC, Revenge, Science Fiction, Spoiler Free, The Chosen One, Young Adult

• The Things Gods Break, by Abigail Owen (no spoilers)

  

  This is book 2 of the series. For our summary and review of book 1, The Games Gods Play, check out this link for our spoiler-free review or this link for our more in-depth review! Book Stats: Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5 Summary (No spoilers, as long as you’ve read book 1) If you’d like to…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  January 16, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  Author – Abigail Owen, Book – Trilogy, Cliffhanger, Cursed, Deadly Trials/ Competition, Gods/ Goddesses, He’s Only Soft For Her/Him, Kindle Unlimited, Magical Prophecy, Monsters, Narration – Two Narrators, Possessive MMC, POV – First Person, Publisher – Entangled: Red Tower Books, Romantasy, Spoiler Free, The Chosen One, Time Travel, Touch Her and Die