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Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
4.0
I love this series! Murderbot is so sarcastic it’s hilarious and now that he has a robot friend (!!!!) it makes it even better!
The underlying mystery that continued from book one has me hooked!
The underlying mystery that continued from book one has me hooked!
Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek
4.0
Thank you to Simon & Schuster and Margaret K. McElderry books for providing this ARC through NetGalley.
Where the Dark Stands Still is a Polish-influenced YA fantasy about a 17 year old Liska Radosk who has been trying (and failing) to hide her magic in her small village. A tragic accident has forced her to run to the Driada forest and beg for her magic to be taken from her. She is caught by a demon of the forest who makes a bargain, work for him for one year and he will free her of her magic.
The characters had growth and were dynamic, I loved the found family and the romance. The beginning of the book felt very moody and atmospheric and I felt that the author really found her voice by the middle of the story. The build up to the ending was so good and got me emotional!
This had all of my favorite parts of Howls Moving Castle, Bear and the Nightingale, Beauty and the Beast, and Once Upon a Broken Heart. That being said it was heavily influenced and at times felt too close.
About mid-way I would have given this 3 stars but by the end I gave this 4 stars. A great debut novel!
Where the Dark Stands Still is a Polish-influenced YA fantasy about a 17 year old Liska Radosk who has been trying (and failing) to hide her magic in her small village. A tragic accident has forced her to run to the Driada forest and beg for her magic to be taken from her. She is caught by a demon of the forest who makes a bargain, work for him for one year and he will free her of her magic.
The characters had growth and were dynamic, I loved the found family and the romance. The beginning of the book felt very moody and atmospheric and I felt that the author really found her voice by the middle of the story. The build up to the ending was so good and got me emotional!
This had all of my favorite parts of Howls Moving Castle, Bear and the Nightingale, Beauty and the Beast, and Once Upon a Broken Heart. That being said it was heavily influenced and at times felt too close.
About mid-way I would have given this 3 stars but by the end I gave this 4 stars. A great debut novel!