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The Lost Apothecary

Sarah Penner

3.5

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Reasonably entertaining, but somewhat clunky and heavy handed.

The Moral Animal: Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Robert Wright

DID NOT FINISH

I tried for my boo, but it’s just too boring and white man-y.

The Daughters of Izdihar

Hadeer Elsbai

DID NOT FINISH: 29%

I’m just so BORED.

Nettle & Bone

T. Kingfisher

5.0

adventurous dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This book has everything you could want in a book. Fairytale vibes. A dog made of bones. A possessed chicken.

Godkiller

Hannah Kaner

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Yes

A slow start with a finish that SLAPPED.

Winter's Orbit

Everina Maxwell

DID NOT FINISH: 1%

Just not feelin it.

Babel

R.F. Kuang

3.5

challenging dark informative 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: Yes

I struggled a bit to get through this extremely dense book. It’s one of those historical fantasy novels that teaches you a lot about our current culture. I’d describe it as boring but powerful. If you’re really into linguistics and don’t know a lot about the harms of colonialism, this is a good one to read.

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

Katherine Arden

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

OH MY GOD. Oh my god. Katherine Arden did not disappoint with her new book. Incredibly written. I want to immediately reread it. Her characters are so incredibly alive. I often say about the Winternight trilogy that Vasya is my favorite protagonist, and Laura has just joined her at the top of the list. I was worried I wouldn’t love it as much as Winternight, and I am so glad she proved me wrong.