cosy_crow's reviews
286 reviews

Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I have mixed thoughts on this book. For the most part it was brilliant. I loved the multi chapter povs, seeing an insight into everyones lives and yet I think because of that we missed alot. The connections between characters felt flimsy and I kept mistaking one character for another, and while they were meant to be a found family it felt like for the most part they were only tolerating one another. 

But I loved the sense of nostalgia to the book, the aesthetics and overall cosy sci fi vibe. While i have my gripes i think it's the perfect scifi book to dive into the genre  
 This is a scifi version of the grand Budapest hotel, with low stakes and loveable characters. And I'll reccomend this to all I know love scifi! 

Also Ooly is my favourite and I would die for him.

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.5

Soulkeeper by David Dalglish

adventurous funny tense 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

4.0

Going Postal by Terry Pratchett

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

4.0

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

As a person who isnt that into "Fae books" I actually really liked this. From a fantastic setting to characters I actually related to, plus fae actually being mischievous. 
This hit all my boxes. And while I'm not fully there for the romance(yet), it was still very sweet. 

Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 2 by Ryoko Kui

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.75

Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1 by Ryoko Kui

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Frontier by Grace Curtis

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

Sword & Thistle by S.L. Rowland

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.0

This was such a disappointment, I read cursed cocktails and liked it and thought I would give this a go. Tell me why this book isnt a 50 page novella, cause that's what it should be. 
Like barely anything happens and there is so much filler that it leaves the book slow and downright not enjoyable. Plus the ending was super strange and came out of nowhere. 

Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner

adventurous tense 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

4.0

Mixed feelings. I liked this better than book 1 and yet not alot happened that I didnt expect? The reveals I saw coming, i did enjoy the archives and the god of knowledge. 
But there is something missing 
Maybe it's just second book syndrome. 
Still a very good read