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The Dead Zone by Stephen King

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

Chlorine by Jade Song

challenging reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.25

You know I'm actually not sure what I just read.. like I'm genuinely either hella dumb or just didn't get the plot. Which is fine, I don't mind admitting that but like...what was it? But to be fair I was definitely going in thinking it was something it wasn't so it was probably my own fault. I found it so interesting and the more I think on it the more I just couldn't step away from it. It literally never let me go. DO NOT ASK ME TO READ THAT CHAPTER AGAIN (If you know you know) 
The yearning between Ren and Cathy, chefs kiss. 
Jim and Luke can catch these hands cause what!?!? I pray she haunts them! 
But overall...weird but yeah I had fun reading it.

Different Seasons by Stephen King

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Taken to Voraxia by Elizabeth Stephens

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.0

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I have such a hard time describing this book, not that I didn't like it, I truly did. It was probably one of the best depictions of magical realism that I have seen in a very long time. Blended incredibly well with the world around them without even trying (though it's obvious the author put in work) This was a take on grief that I would-IN MY OPINION-comfort me in my grief. It is such an interesting and unique way to look at what it is like to lose someone, especially a child who hadn't even really lived a life. How it not only affects the parents but their families and friends. I enjoyed Lena and M's perspectives the most out of the four. I liked that Magos perspective was first as Santiago and M's mother. She gave birth to both, the second being more unconventional. But Lena next was a choice I was a huge fan of. I found her view of everyone to be more honest that Magos. Not because Magos was in her grief, Magos just seemed to think as the people in her life as more of a compliment and benefit to herself rather than actual people with actual feelings. Lena seemed to love everyone deeply and see them. I have no idea whether Lena is a good friend or just delusional but I could not have been convinced to bring Monstrilio back to m place when he was first born with his little arm-tail, no thank you! But I found her constantly throwing herself into her friends lives cause she didn't want to live hers. I also wanted her to just leave and live her life as she was never going to be with Magos and she was never going to be the focus of anyone's life, Magos, Monstrilio or Joseph. Joseph's part, I felt more annoyed with honestly. I understand that he was trying to move on and live a life but it felt more like he was just hurting people in his life. Peter is a SAINT and I don't think I could've been okay with how Joe was treating him. Peter was an outsider in everyone's dynamic and felt it! Dead Santiago, Monstrilio, M, was Magos, Lena and Joseph grief to bare but when you're planning to marry someone, you have to share in that. I get that he was afraid of how Peter would've reacted but he really pushed the "have to trust me" a little too far. He better understood M when he was Monstrilio, at least it felt like he more understood that he was a monster, but M, I felt that he just wanted so bad for him to be "normal" that he ignored who he was. M was by far my favorite perspective. I enjoyed the touch of there being no quotation marks to the point where sometimes I had to go back and be like, who started this conversation? But it made sense, as he was just someone who was trying to fit into the human world and be "normal" but he never was. Them letting him go at the end, letting their grief go, just perfection. HIGHLY recommend! 5/5 

Classmates Vol. 4: Sora and Hara by Asumiko Nakamura

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Carmilla: A Vampyre Tale by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

 So I finally decided to read the classic Carmilla that led to Bram Stoker's Dracula. I have to say, kicking myself for waiting this long to read it. 

Super quick and short read but SUPER well written and incredibly interesting. I am definitely amazed at how things happened "back in the day" because that's wild that TWO families took this random lady in without any prior knowledge of who she was. But besides that, she bamboozeled them all hella fast! It was a beautiful story and heart wrenching for the main character who just wanted a companion in her lonely life and ended up with a lesbian vampire who was slowly killing her. (To be fair I would've probably chosen the hot lesbian vampire) 

A Touch of Ruin by Scarlett St. Clair

challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I have mixed feelings about the second book....IT IS A LOT! 



*SPOILERS*



Persephone is truly not thinking logically about...anything. When her boss let's her know that he LEGITIMATELY has no choice but to ask her and to write this piece about herand Hades and she's upset with the situation, I get it. I mean I feel like she wants the luxuries of the gods-such as not having to do certain things-but doesn't want to be known as a god, you cannot have it both ways. Also she could've easily quit, wrote the piece independently and bashed the newspaper and been like "they alluded that if I didn't write this I'd be fired and I wanted to do it on my own but whatever..." kind of thing. Everyone around her sees it but her. It's very frustrating. Also, the CONSTANT "everything is unfair cause the gods do this" like miss girl life is unfair. She keeps spouting snide remarks to Hades about the gods and he's already said multiple times there are rules he has to follow as a god and she isn't letting it sink in. SHE'S not being fair to him. Also, Lexa was totally right to call Persephone out about the ALL the gods wanting revenge. Sybil asked her to not do anything, she shouldn't have done nothing! She's so focused on her own crusades that she's not even taking into account the people around her. But that girl in the coffee shop was a HUGE BITCH! I wanted Persephone to smite her. I also don't like that Persephone blames Hades for never telling her about his charities. Like I get it, her mom painted an awful portrait of him but she still hasn't let go of it all, even after everything they've been through. Why does he have to let her know about all the good he does? Why doesn't she ever ask him? Why does she STILL assume he's the man her mom painted for her? And he apologizes to her? Girl ask! Or since you're an amazing journalist, look it up! Jeez, not like she's constantly spilling her life secrets to him. Listen I get being in your 20s and thinking your invincible because you're right but she's talking to her boss like he knows she's a god! Again, wanting to the luxuries of a god without coming out as one. Honestly Persephone just keeps making mistake after mistake after mistake and blaming everyone else. She knows nothing about the gods yet has the balls to do all this? Like I'm not reading out of enjoyment I'm reading cause I'm committed to the series and hoping the next book is better. Lexa getting hurt sucked ass for sure but her constant "well maybe he doesn't love me as much as I thought" is more reminiscent of a flipping teenager rather than someone in their 20s. I get that it's because of her bitch of a mother but if you ain't going to get help for your problems then stop CONSTANTLY questioning Hades love. Like it's very annoying, she's an arrogant insecure lady right now who's pissing me off. Jason though would've been catching strays cause I would've gone down to the hospital and checked him real quick. I cannot emphasize how stupid her decision are, and her constant need to blame literally everyone else. I understand that she's learning and figuring things out, what upsets me is her complete disregard for EVERYONE ELSE TELLING HER TO NOT DO THESE THINGS! An utter lack of communication between them is infuriating. She is constantly saying he needs to communicate when she doesn't! Love Hecate but she's wrong, Persephone for sure ruined Lexa's life. She could've pet her go and now Lexa is not well. I get it though, I would want to save my friend but she didn't learn from the situation with Orpheus, she didn't want to save Lexa for Lexa, she wanted to save her for herself. That's selfish. 
But anyway, the sheer lack of communication throughout the whole book wasn't even entertaining anymore, it was just annoying and frustrating. Persephone was just constantly whining and never thinking about anyone else. Hades was just waaaaaay to forgiving and I hope there relationship improves MASSIVELY in the third book or imma have to drop the series. 2.75/5

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.

I just couldn't get into it, never drew me in