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136 reviews

The Poison Jungle by Tui T. Sutherland

adventurous challenging fast-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

3.25

This one to me felt the weakest of all of the books, not writing wise, but it didn't lead the plot as far as some of the others do. While it continued things, it also felt like it was bringing the characters just in circles, they started with one plan they had tried to mention a few times, then went back to that same idea multiple times. It wasn't a bad book, just not one of the strongest

The Hive Queen by Tui T. Sutherland

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

I honestly wished this arc had more to just do with the new characters than bringing in the old ones like it did.

I really like the new characters and new world we've been in, I at least like how different they all are from the stuff before.

The Lost Continent by Tui T. Sutherland

adventurous fast-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

3.75

This one had a few little character quirks that was a little off putting, just not something normally seen from characters in this series, but that doesn't change that it's a good book and a fun fresh start for the series

Dragonslayer by Tui T. Sutherland

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

This one as so different than the others in the series. It was really fun to see about a different creature in the universe and how they think they're interacting with the dragons instead of just how the dragons feel

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

AHHHHHHHHHHHH that ending!
This book! Its crazy, its amazing, its everything I was hoping it'd be!

The Winglets Quartet by Tui T. Sutherland

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

Nice stories that help to add depth to this world that's already been nicely developed

Darkness of Dragons by Tui T. Sutherland

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-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

4.5

This one felt like such a great wrap up for everything in this section. It felt like if needed it could be the perfect end to the series, but its even better knowing that it's not, that there's still more to come.

The Queering by Brooke Skipstone

1.0

This book was really hard to read. It's confusing trying to read something marked completely as fiction but the author and the main character have the same name. The character doesn't read as a 70 year old, despite how many times the book likes to remind us of that. I just simply couldn't get into it.
That being said I do like the concept, I just feel like it needed a little longer before it was ready. It's a lot of telling and no showing. It has potential, it's just not there yet

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

adventurous informative fast-paced

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

5.0

I'll be honest, I read this book because I grew up having fond memories of the Will Smith movie, and I expect this book to be that. I was expecing to be reading these badass fight sequences, anyhting about Spooner, or Sonny. But honestly, I like this version more. I'd honestly be heavily interested in listening to the rest of the series

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

adventurous emotional inspiring sad fast-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

5.0

I read this book for the first time at around 14 years old, and I had honestly forgotten how much I really love this book. And at 20, it's still something I like just as much, I couldn't even explain to you why, its such a simple book plot wise, yet- its really captivating. It keeps me interested the entire time the totally gay characters really helps but in just a simple way, it's easy to start feeling like you're part of the family, experiencing everything with Ponyboy.