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Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

eeriest book so far, though less intense compared to the second one. loved adam's growth. i even enjoyed malory and greenmantle, jesse and

gwenllian

.  needed some more clarity at times. emotionally, everything felt right for book 3. only ganseys voice got a bit lost among everything else. 

The Golden Raven by Nora Sakavic

dark emotional hopeful 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

2.75

this hurts me but the quality of the sequel to a pretty solid tsc just wasn't what i had expected. neither did this feel clever nor all that exciting. it was both way too clear and vague in all the wrong places. still, i love the main characters, especially jean and am looking forward to the finale. but damn, not every side character of a side character needs a goddamn name, nora! 

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

little plot, a lot of introspection. really enjoyed this but the magic system is a bit frustrating. it's both intuitive and not. things are real because characters tell us so, not because there is an explained magical ground the reader ever gets to fully understand. it surely is whimsical. 

i absolutely loved the dynamic between kavinsky and ronan, the themes of repressed queerness, sexuality and longing in general, becoming and unbecoming, power and defeat. the romance aspects (especially between gansey and blue) felt sweet and heartbreaking. also, all my love goes out to noah. never being able to fully be a part of the experience, floating somewhere between real and illusion, being loved but in a more abstract kind of way.

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

one of the most beautifully written books i've ever read. middle felt a bit boring to me but the last third deserves 5 stars. almost made me cry. 

The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

found family pain and torture AND comfort AND PINING. HOPE!! jean moreau i want to give you a hug

The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

challenging dark hopeful 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 never read a little life but this felt like a little life lite: sports edition (i liked it, i just felt like the last third was unbalanced) 

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

Babel by R.F. Kuang

challenging informative reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

our power lies in alliance and sometimes even that isn't enough. loved so much about this yet i felt like the amount of information and philosophical discussions the book offered overshadowed the characters that sometimes felt just a bit flat. wasn't the biggest fan of the ending yet it made complete sense. must read for anyone who is remotely interested in linguistics and (post) colonial theory. 

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0