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14 reviews
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
On soft DNF until I’m back in the mood for historical nonfiction.
Dragon Weather by Lawrence Watt-Evans
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This read like a book published in the mid 70s to 80s instead of 2000. It felt and read like old-school high fantasy. Of course the main character is a young boy who is flung into a series of tragic circumstances which he ultimately twists to his advantage. He is good and just and relatively untainted by the cruelty of the world etc. All this to say that I actually did enjoy this read more than I thought I was going to. It was blessedly free of the chosen one trope and has an interesting take on power being double edged. If I come across the rest of the series in second hand shops I would pick them up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Murder, and Sexual violence
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
adventurous
emotional
medium-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
4.25
I did not expect to like this book as much as I did. I liked Harper as the main character - she was spunky but not annoying or overly reckless. Rhen was appropriately the tortured prince - again he was the right blend of angst and princely authority. Grey definitely pulled of the strong and silent type well. My only issue was the romance between Harper and Rhen felt way to forced - he spends half the book not speaking to her but suddenly she is dedicated to falling in love with him?? I thought she and Grey had more in common and better chemistry than she and Rhen. It bugs me because there were so many opportunities to create closeness, or show a development in their relationship but they were squandered in favor of one night where suddenly they both want to love each other. Overall a fun read, loved it for some easy escapism in the early summer.
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