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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It took me awhile to be in the right space to read (tales of a mood reader) however once I did I enjoyed it. I could see the twist a mile away but enjoyed the journey getting there.
i don't know what to say about this. I didn't really know wat was going on? not to say its bad I think I just forgot to pay attention during important parts and kept going? a little bit red-flag ish if you ask me. anyways all this to say I liked it but also I wasn't really paying attention. BUT I did finish my reading goal with this book so pop off elisa I guess!!
Artemisia is one of the sisters who live at the convent. In order to become a nun you have to have the gift of sight which shows spirits who remain on earth or who have possessed a humans body. Working with the dead never bothered Artemisia, it’s the living who give her so many problems. After her convent is attacked by spirit possessed soldiers, Artemisia travels to Bonsaint. Can she stop the Revenant and become the Vespertine to save the human race, or will the dead succeed in taking over the world?
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Vespertine is one of the only YA Fantasy books I have read that had no romance and was able to keep me locked in. A couple of times I thought the author was hinting to future feelings but that didn’t end up to be the case. I would recommend this to anyone who likes to read Dark Fantasies. I loved Artemisia and Marguerite’s growth and was fascinated by how magic was worked into the story.
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Rating: 4/5
Smut: 0/5
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Vespertine is one of the only YA Fantasy books I have read that had no romance and was able to keep me locked in. A couple of times I thought the author was hinting to future feelings but that didn’t end up to be the case. I would recommend this to anyone who likes to read Dark Fantasies. I loved Artemisia and Marguerite’s growth and was fascinated by how magic was worked into the story.
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Rating: 4/5
Smut: 0/5
The concept behind this book was fascinating. I like that Death and Spirits were viewed more as companions!
"Sometimes, if you want to save other people, you need to remember to save yourself first."
An autistic nun gets possessed by a revenant. THIS IS WHY I READ. Who comes up with this stuff? I didn't know I needed this book until I read the first chapter. As a person who struggles with neurodivergence I so rarely relate to a character SO HARD.
I think Margaret Rogerson handled the representation of neurodivergence SO WELL. And not in a "I am a white woman who stands on a soap box for things I don't understand" way, but a very careful, plot driven, intentional way that not only doesn't glorify the condition, but increases the reader's understanding of it, while making it wholly central to the plot and character development. It's not representation for representations sake.
Now onto plot. I was enthralled from the very first chapter. While the galley was one of the worst in terms of formatting I've received so close to a release date, it didn't distract me much (which is saying something because I usually cannot handle a ton of formatting errors and still maintain focus on the story.) The story was just that good. I was team Artemisia from the beginning, there was no question I HAD to stay to see what happened to her. To me that's the most important quality of a five-star read - do I care what will happen to the protagonist? Yes yes YES. I will be begging the publisher for the galley of book 2 as SOON as it is available because I'm so invested in this story.
My rating system:
1 star: DNF - VERY RARE that my brain allows me not to finish, I have to truly not give a crap or the book has to be so problematic that I think it shouldn't even be published.
2 stars: Did not enjoy but forced myself through
3 stars: probably a good book but not for me, will not read the sequel
4 stars: I enjoyed it, I'd read the sequel
5 stars: I loved it, I'm preordering the next one.
6 stars: I must own a hardcover preferably special edition, I've begged the publisher for a galley of the next one, I will be harassing everyone I know to also read it.
This book is a firm 6 stars!!!
An autistic nun gets possessed by a revenant. THIS IS WHY I READ. Who comes up with this stuff? I didn't know I needed this book until I read the first chapter. As a person who struggles with neurodivergence I so rarely relate to a character SO HARD.
I think Margaret Rogerson handled the representation of neurodivergence SO WELL. And not in a "I am a white woman who stands on a soap box for things I don't understand" way, but a very careful, plot driven, intentional way that not only doesn't glorify the condition, but increases the reader's understanding of it, while making it wholly central to the plot and character development. It's not representation for representations sake.
Now onto plot. I was enthralled from the very first chapter. While the galley was one of the worst in terms of formatting I've received so close to a release date, it didn't distract me much (which is saying something because I usually cannot handle a ton of formatting errors and still maintain focus on the story.) The story was just that good. I was team Artemisia from the beginning, there was no question I HAD to stay to see what happened to her. To me that's the most important quality of a five-star read - do I care what will happen to the protagonist? Yes yes YES. I will be begging the publisher for the galley of book 2 as SOON as it is available because I'm so invested in this story.
My rating system:
1 star: DNF - VERY RARE that my brain allows me not to finish, I have to truly not give a crap or the book has to be so problematic that I think it shouldn't even be published.
2 stars: Did not enjoy but forced myself through
3 stars: probably a good book but not for me, will not read the sequel
4 stars: I enjoyed it, I'd read the sequel
5 stars: I loved it, I'm preordering the next one.
6 stars: I must own a hardcover preferably special edition, I've begged the publisher for a galley of the next one, I will be harassing everyone I know to also read it.
This book is a firm 6 stars!!!
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes