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A Light in the Flame by Jennifer L. Armentrout

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Loved it - gives me plated prisoner vibes a lil. Only critique is that I wish it were dual POV and I don't understand

why Nyktos can't get his kardia back?

Holding On - Nykto's POV by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Love it, this is romantasy at its best. Sera is broken and strong and so good, and Nyktos is so sweet. Love the main political plotlines and baby drakken.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina
Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.

Things I liked: underlying plot, idea of this world

Things I didn't like: characters felt one dimensional, I couldn't get invested in them, names and characters were thrown out too quickly and got confusing (probably a me problem), and it felt really YA. Love YA usually but this felt really flat and I was disappointed.

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark mysterious slow-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

3.0

I loved the premise and the main plotline. However, the beginning was way too slow for me and too punctuated with drawn out references to movies, stars, and locations that, while interesting, made it hard to feel invested - it kind of felt indulgent. 

The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘵.

Another amazing read from Moreno-Garcia. The characters and timelines are each riveting (a hard thing to do - often one timeline in these types of novels is lacking) and though the reveals weren't shocking, the slow building dread was so well done. 

The New England and Mexican witchcraft was so interesting and I loved how Alba and Minerva's stories overlapped and yet were so different. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Blood

Moderate: Stalking and Toxic friendship

The First Meeting by Melissa K. Roehrich

emotional fast-paced

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Lady of Starfire by Melissa K. Roehrich

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Absolutely loved it. Love the multi POV, love the characters and their family. 

Not quite a 5 star due to

some rushed storytelling - Eliza's twin flame mark and Callan's last few chapters felt super rushed. Also lots of convenient last second solutions so that no one central died.

The Fire General by Melissa K. Roehrich

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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Cyrus by Melissa K. Roehrich

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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