boniae's reviews
54 reviews

Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

Second time I’ve tried to get into this book and it just doesn’t keep my interest 

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Iron flame is like the Taylor Swift of books. Every passage has double meaning and likely triple meaning that I find myself decoding now that I’ve finished the book. I have reread the last few chapter 3 times within finishing the book in less than 12 hours ago. I have never found myself so enthralled by a book like this. 

For those coming from fourth wing, this book is even better than the first. I had been worried that book 2 wouldn’t be as good, since often in world building series the second book is lacking but this book is so well written and thought out. I feel like Yarros was definitely plotting the shit out of this entire series years before she even started writing. This series has made me so excited for reading that I preordered the next book, which I never do as I am a kobo user. This series is worth having on your shelf to read and re read. 

The character development and plot twists are so good I basically have whiplash. I’m left not knowing who to love hate, trust, distrust, and truly I want to reread the first book again to see all the clues I missed for these plot twists. 

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World. by Holly Corbett, Jennifer Baggett, Amanda Pressner

adventurous funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.0

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I reread this book because I missed so many hints at the plot the first time.  Even though I knew the story,  I found myself understanding and finding new loveable parts of the book in the read through. I think this book does an excellent job at the jaw dropping plot twists, and in particular the slow realization that this story is in fact about a dystopian universe. I think what this book did excellent compared to other dystopian novels is build hope, at no point in my read or reread did I feel hopeless for the future of Navarrians or Bagsiath. I think that that is a really unique part of this series that hadn’t existed in other dystopian style novels I’ve read before. 

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a really nice change of pace from the heaviness of ACOWAR. I think it receives unfair criticism for being so lighthearted but I think that this book will be a big help in understanding the next books coming from Sarah J. Maas 

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I had really hoped for great things with this book but it was really dense, and the world building left much to the imagination. I felt like I was reading this book just to read it and know what the hype was about. Unfortunately this series doesn’t seem to be the one for me. 

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-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

Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi

adventurous dark inspiring reflective 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

4.0