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138 reviews

Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gun violence, Incest, Racism, Cannibalism, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

5.0

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. full & proper review to come once I’ve collected my thoughts 

Galatea by Madeline Miller

4.0

Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-Smith

5.0

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

medium-paced

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

5.0

A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

great premise, & a wonderful slow burn rivals to lovers. but scene & section transitions could be a bit abrupt, and I think Saft fell victim to the “same gender partner curse” — a lot of “she ran her hand down her jaw and kissed her slowly,” and not enough use of names to distinguish between Lorelei & Sylvia 

there was a lot of forward momentum plot-wise. it always felt like they were “going” & “doing” which is great, but I also feel like a bit more time & attention could’ve been spent on the world & magic building. it had moments of “this is how it is, just go with it”

but overall, I really enjoyed it & it makes me really excited to get into Fragile Enchantment