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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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dark reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. Don’t get me wrong. But there were so many characters that perhaps didn’t really need to be. A lot of the story felt like set up for the next book rather than focusing on the plot at hand.  As much as I enjoyed the crossover with ACOTAR, it too likely didn’t need to happen for this story to happen. 

Lidia and Ruhn are my favs. Lidia gives me Manon / Nesta vibes. 

There were references to ACOTAR and TOG. I felt so proud when I actually picked up on them! 😂