ailurolily's reviews
150 reviews

Broadway Butterfly by Sara DiVello
Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.

I don't think I like murder mystery books lol

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

4.0

Struggled for the first half to get into it. I considered DNFing it at one point, since I just couldn't get excited about reading it, but there was a point where something just clicked and I couldn't bring myself to put it down.

I wish I had more experience reading fantasy to see how this breaks the typical molds and cliches of the genre (since I heard that this series does a really good job of that), but unfortunately I'm still a fairly new fantasy reader. 

I definitely plant to read the next book in the series after a little break. I need some time to finish some shorter books because this beast took me nearly 4 months to finish lol

Unfamiliar 2 by Haley Newsome

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.0

so fricking cute! I liked it slightly less than the first volume, but I still had a good bit of fun with this one. I'm not sure if this is true but it felt a lot shorter than the first volume. it felt a lot more rushed and like the plot progressed a little faster than I was happy with. I do tend to feel that way about a lot of graphic novels, but it was especially true for Unfamiliar Vol. 2. still though, it was a fun and light read, the art style was obviously top-notch, and the character development of Sun was just *chef's kiss* *mwah*! I adore how easy these are to get through.

Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb

4.0

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

2.75

It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.

Not my cup of tea. I'm not really a romance reader, but one of my friends is and she really wanted me to give it a try. It's been on my shelf for a while and I haven't been all that eager to pick it up again, so I'm DNFing it.

The nicknames the sisters had for each other were TERRIBLE! Pipes?? Really?!? The dialogue had some pretty cringey moments too. One of them was something along the lines of "my fingers were itching to tap some apps" when the main character was in jail. This girl is 33 but acts like a 19 year old. She's not all bad, but I forgot how old she actually was since she's constantly behaving in a way that strikes me as immature. Maybe that was the point, given her upbringing, but I didn't finish it so I don't know lol 🤷‍♀️

Unfamiliar by Haley Newsome

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo
Did not finish book. Stopped at 2%.

I can't get excited about this. I've heard great things, and it really does sound like my cup of tea, but I did start reading it and couldn't get into it. I'll likely try to read this another time when I'm more in the mood.