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Allt er svart í myrkrinu by Elísabet Thoroddsen

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

Æi vá hvað þessi var sæt. Samband Dóru og Tinnu var svo sætt og mjög frískandi að sjá hinsegin samband í unglingabók án þess að kynhneigð persónanna kæmi nokkurn tíman upp og enginn efaðist um neitt. Ritstýllinn var líka rosalega fallegur og sogaði mann alveg inn í söguna, nákvæmar og áþreifanlegar lýsingar sérstaklega á persónum. Mér fannst krakkarnir vera yngri en þau áttu í raun að vera, þau eiga að vera í kringum 15-16 ára en mér fannst þau meira vera eins og þau væru 13 ára, en það skemmdi samt lesturinn ekkert fyrir mér!

Þú sérð mig ekki by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

100% uppáhalds verkið mitt eftir Evu Björg, ég veit ekki hvað það segir um það hversu vel mér líka við Elmu en ég elskaði þessa bók. Ég var óviss um það hversu grípandi saga um ríka, íslenska fjölskyldu yrði en vá hvað ég varð háður því að læra meira um þau, alveg eins og Irma. Ég átti smá erfitt með að átta mig á öllum persónunum sem ég er farinn að halda að sé bara partur af því að lesa svona krimma, en með póst-it miða mér við hlið náði ég að átta mig á því. Persónurnar og sambönd þeirra voru svo grípandi og athyglisverð og ég elskaði að sjá þau vera skíthælar úti í sveit. Ég elskaði líka einangraða sögusviðið á hótelinu, mjög Agatha Christie. Mjög gaman líka að sjá baby Sævar og Hörð, þó að mér hafi sagan þeirra ekki passa neitt svakalega inn í söguna og andrúmsloftið, plús þeir gerðu rosalega lítið.

Vetrarfrí by Hildur Knútsdóttir

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Þessi greip mig föstu taki alveg frá fyrsta kaflanum. Sagan er svo allt öðruvísi en allar aðrar íslenskar bækur sem ég hef lesið og ég er eiginlega svolítið fúll út í yngri mig fyrir að hafa ekki lesið hana fyrir löngu síðan. Ritstýllinn er æði eins og alltaf hjá Hildi, mér fannst Bergljót örlítið pirrandi á köflum en hún er vissulega unglingur og því skiljanlegt að hún sé óþroskuð og frekar sjálfselsk. Ég veit að ég hefði gjörsamlega elskað þessa bók sem krakki og ég er spenntur að verða mér út um framhaldið og klára söguna asap.

Næturskuggar by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Eva Björg heldur áfram að vera uppáhalds íslenski glæpasagnahöfundurinn minn sem nær að flétta athyglisverðar og flóknar frásagnir þrátt fyrir lítið sögusvið. Ég átti meira að segja erfitt með að muna hver var hver til að byrja með og viðurkenni að ég þurfti að byrja upp á nýtt á hljóðbókinni af því ég einbeitti mér svo mikið af því að læra öll nöfnin. Ég fann að ég varð alveg jafn pirraður og Elma og Sævar við að reyna að leysa þessa ráðgátu og fannst úrlausnin rosa athyglisverð og hún kom mér á óvart. Hljóðbókin er einnig mjög vel lesin. Spenntur að lesa næstu og halda áfram að fylgja Elmu.

The Titan's Bride Vol. 5 by ITKZ

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

This is definitely my least favourite volume so far. After so much high octane action in the last volume I guess I was expecting it to continue, but it sort of died down after the first chapter. I did however like learning about yet another race and how they work as well as getting to see more into the Titan's political system (which is not something I thought I'd be saying in a Titan's Bride review). Hopefully the story picks up a bit in the next volume.

How to Repair a Broken Cup by Rico Worico

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

5.0

Don't mind me, just crying in a corner real quick. The art is beautiful, absolutely stunning I swear I could look at this for hours. Keita and Kippei are so fucking cute, I absolutely love their personalities. They felt so real and tangible, much more so than most one-shot manga characters. I will be waiting very impatiently to read more of this mangaka's works. Gimme now please.

Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

3,5 rounded down. 
Okay yeah, I get it, I get why everyone loves M.L. Rio now. Really gotta start reading If We Were Villains. Anywho, the writing was beautiful, the descriptions felt very vivid and I loved how real the characters felt. The story was also pretty interesting.
However, this should have been longer. Much longer. As much as I loved the characters I felt like we didn't get to know them enough to really feel for them I mostly found myself wishing that I got to know them better. Same with the main plot, it all happened so fast that I was just starting to get excited when it was over. Also I think I just developed lung cancer from all that secondhand smoke.

Indiana by George Sand

emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

3,5 rounded up.
I actually ended up liking this way more than I thought I would. I hate Raymon with a burning passion but his contrast with Indiana and how she reacts to him emphasizes how desperate she is for love and happiness after being abandoned by her family and forced to marry an absolute brute who fucking STEPS ON HER HEAD??? Reading this with the fact that George Sand was commenting on the importance of divorce and the harm of a bad marriage was very interesting and I found it very emotional. Also it's just so dramatic and flamboyant and the writing is lovely once you get used to it.

Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-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

4.0

Lovely, absolutely lovely and gut wrenching at the same time. I started out giggling with butterflies in my stomach at how far my boys have come since Heartstopper volume 1 and then the teenage angst settled in and my heart shattered into a million pieces which where then thankfully glued back together. The writing was wonderful and the characters and their struggles felt very realistic.
However, I have some notes. Firstly I didn't like that Elle was seemingly reduced to "a girl from Higgs that Tao is dating" instead of being one of Charlie's best friend. Secondly I didn't like the slight implication that Nick loving Charlie fixed his eating disorder. With the context of Heartstopper I know this isn't the case and it's actually really sweet to see how far Charlie has come, but I know it doesn't necessarily read that way and it made me cringe a bit.
Otherwise I loved how Charlie and Nick's relationship evolved and developed over the course of this novella and I liked the realistic aspect of them having a difficult time expressing their anxieties as they are, remember, teenagers.

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-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

5.0

 I swear these books will heal every ache in my tiny little soul. The tenderness in these relationships, both romantic and platonic and familial just make me feel so mushy inside. I also giggled quite a lot at this volume in between choking back tears because I love these characters so much. I really like once again how in depth Oseman goes into Nick and his struggles with finding himself outside of this identity he was pushed into and the emphasis on the fact that Charlie alone cannot help him do it. I also really liked how it dealt with Charlie's body image issues and I was so proud seeing him on stage playing the drums with his whole heart.
I am heartbroken that volume six will be the final volume but I still cannot wait to see how their story ends.