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82 reviews

Once Was Willem by M.R. Carey

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? No

5.0

The Liar's Knot by M.A. Carrick

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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

4.0

I only care about Vargo and Alscius, apologies to the rest of the cast

Azken portuko postdatak by Asel Luzarraga, John Andueza

1.5

Toda la política del universo metida con calzador en un libro que quiere ser relevante y falla miserablemente.

The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

It's a slow book, at least at the beginning, and the high amount of new words and concepts that the reader has to learn to know what is each person, their many names, surnames and aliases makes it tricky to follow at first. 

In fact, I'd say it's basically a prologue for the rest of the trilogy, as 'the Rose' doesn't appear till the very end, after all the political games. 

I was a bit lost for most of the story, and yet I couldn't put it down, and I have already started the second book with eagerness. 

I recommend it!

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Did not finish book. Stopped at 55%.

There are many reasons why I DNF'd this book. In no particular order:
- I couldn't feel any connection to any character. I genuinely didn't care, which is an awful thing to say about a book on slavery.
- I got lost in the story several times, because it seemed to randomly jump around.
- I couldn't grasp the magical part of the book. It was just confusing.
- I disliked the writing style because to me it felt like swimming though jelly.

Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

El Conde De Monte-cristo... by Alexandre Dumas

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

One of my absolute favourite books ever

The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The story grabbed my attention from the very first lines, and I couldn't put the book down at all.

There was a stretch of the book in the Sisterhood that felt out of rhythm to me, but not nearly enough to make me think of DNF-ing it, at all.

The self realisations that the two main characters have are very satisfying, and I felt they were natural.

As a plus, this book has sparked a new interest in me about Chinese embroidery and house-life!