amarnareads's reviews
83 reviews

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Legendary by Stephanie Garber

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.0

After my fiasco with Caraval I really wanted to see if the sequel improved a bit or not. (NO).

Same confusing story and idiotic characters :(

I'm giving it 1 star because this time I was able to kinda follow the story. Kinda.

Anyway, I'm done with this series for real now.

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

0.5

My most hated book, ever. Confusing and senseless story, insufferable characters, terrible writing, the plot had more holes than a minefield.

I finished it because I couldn't believe a book this bad had been published AND had sequels.

It's not like other books that I simply dislike, no. What I feel for this book goes beyond normal human feelings, in the worst ways. 

"You could have DNF it!"
No, I couldn't. I was truly amazed by the existence of the book, by its wrongness. 

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

The book is good, but extremely heavy. Don't read it if you aren't in a good mental place. 

Many people wonder if it has a happy ending. Answer: More like HOPEFUL.

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Now this is a take on magic that surprised me. Really nice. I'm intrigued and eager to read the second book

Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

Some parts didn't make sense and there's no spice or slow burn, but I enjoyed the book quite a lot and I did find it funny, perfect for a Summer afternoon!

Quicksilver by Callie Hart

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

I was not expecting to like this book as much as I did. Fisher and Saeris are a reflection of Rhys and Feyre (ACOTAR), but the similarities didn't sour the book. 

I really liked Saeris and the whole Alchemist concept, and the rest of the characters were great too. Worldbuilding was interesting and some sentences had me laughing out loud. 

I'm excited to see what the second book brings to the table!

I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

Weyward by Emilia Hart

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.75

Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.75

All I feel is absolute disdain and hatred for every (main) character in this book (less for Meridia). 

I don't know what was worse, Eva or (practically) everyone's compliance.

Good lord, this book left a very bad taste in my mind