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Queen of Blood and Vengeance by Emberly Ash

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

folks, she’s done it again. ripped my heart out and served it to me in the form of this book.

i’m absolutely in love with veyka, arran, and their little ragtag group. i’m so sad it’s over but oh so happy that it ended the way it did

the world she crafted through four books makes you feel like your home and the characters relationships really solidify and make even the blackest of hearts flutter. 

i’ll love this book for a thousand years and a thousand more <3

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Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez

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

3.5

better than the first book
Hexed by Emily McIntire

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

3.5

idk if it’s because i listened to this on audio and the narrators just weren’t it, but the spicy scenes in this were so cringey

other than that though, i’m a little mermaid sucker so this was already going to be a decent read regardless

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Gemina by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

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adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.5

you need to tandem listen/read because it just makes it 10x better

ella is annoying though so -.5 for her

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The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe

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

1.5

if this book was only the plot it would’ve been so much better. alas, it’s 90% smut with a loose plot to string it all together

also she turns 18 the day they take her and they constantly refer to her as a little girl so keep that in mind

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The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

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adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

read this to go watch the movie and i am not emotionally okay rn

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Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

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

5.0

why did it take me so long to finally read this??

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A Crown of Petals and Ice [Dramatized Adaptation] by Kelly St. Clare, Shannon Mayer

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

4.0

okay i actually enjoyed this one

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The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

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

5.0

i’m stressed

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A Throne of Feathers and Bone (Dramatized Adaptation) by Kelly St. Clare, Shannon Mayer

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

3.5

was better than the first and we actually got some better action and tension. author just decided nah on the love triangle though

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