booksbysunni's reviews
10 reviews

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Weyward by Emilia Hart

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Abortion

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

Rating this one by itself because separate from the tandem read it would’ve taken a lot out of me to get through this. I would’ve eventually but honestly didn’t like it as much as Empire of Storms. It’s still a great read and IMPORTANT TO THE PLOT LINE!!! THIS IS YOUR SIGN TO GO TANDEM READ RIGHT NOW!! 

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous emotional funny sad tense 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

5.0

⭐️THIS IS YOUR SIGN TO DO THE TANDEM READ⭐️

Tandem reading this one and Tower of Dawn was amazing and such an amazing decision. So glad I did it. They truly are at the same time period and line up very well! 

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Ending was predictable in some ways. FMC made loads of poor decisions and irritated me. She was annoying. 

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

EASY 5 ⭐️ READ!!! 

⚠️T/W for mental illness, abuse sexual/emotional/financial/physical, death, cancer, vomiting, anorexia, drug use, alcoholism, relationships (parental/significant others)⚠️

As someone who also struggles (or has struggled) with above T/W and healed from most of them myself and continue to heal, this book was hard to digest at some parts. So please take caution. 

I know some are mad at Jennett for speaking so harshly about her experiences and believe it should have been “toned down”. But I’m glad she was harsh. I related to that anger, grief, and bitterness. Others do too. The title says it all. 

Her narration of her memoir is perfect. She does talk fast so I don’t recommend speeding up the audiobook. The audiobook was phenomenal. I loved hearing the emotion in her voice relating all the memories and even her inner monologue moments. It didn’t feel like she was reading her memoir to me. It felt like we were on the phone and she was talking to me. Friend to friend. Survivor to survivor. 

The Vessel by Adam L.G. Nevill

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

0.5

Don’t read this if you’re a person that yells at the stupid chick in horror movie that THE KILLER IS RIGHT BEHIND HER!!  

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

3.75

⭐️I’m writing this as I’m 10% into book 2⭐️
I only give this book a 3.75 because it’s not for everyone. It’s not even for every fantasy reader. It has a slow start. There is no romance, besides possibly a total of 2 pages put together throughout the whole book. It is highly political fantasy mixed with adventure and outstanding world building. (This goes for book 2 as well so far). 

I’ve tried on many separate occasions to read this book because other love this series so much. I finally decided to give it another try, but as an audiobook. IT CHANGED EVERYTHING!! 

This story is meant to be told, not read. It brought the characters to life and really dragged me in and made me want to pay attention to the story unfolding. I would’ve DNFed again if I tried print or ebook another time. 

This is a book meant for fans of LotR, GoT, maybe even Harry Potter. 

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.0