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The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland

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

3.5

things got a bit too girl bossified in some places but as always krystal sutherland really gets you with her strong mystery set-ups. 
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

Loved learning more about mayan folklore so while the romance wasn’t all that compelling to me it was still a fun little read! 
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chosen Ones by Mairghread Scott, Nilah Magruder

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3.0

so i was just supposed to find out cordelia and buffy are dating in this random comic spinoff all by myself??
All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

3.0

Atmospheric and directly tied to the landscape in typically Maggie fashion this book hinges on its setting. The magic realism lore was weird as always but not quite as charming as whatever is going in The Raven Cycle. Anyways… [jlo voice] mi gente latino!! 
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i need 5-7 business days to process this one but WHAT AN ENDING brilliant from start to finish
Fruiting Bodies: Stories by Kathryn Harlan

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

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

2.75

rebecca ross please stop trying to write rivals/enemies-to-lovers you simply don’t understand how it works
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

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

5.0

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

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

3.75

A fun little read! there are definitely some aspects of this book that didn’t age well but what can you expect from two old white british men at the end of the day 🤷🏻‍♀️