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55 reviews

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.0

most boring book ever

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

to whatever end 

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

please let me rate it 6 stars 

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

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

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

5.0

WHY CANT I RATE THIS HIGHER 

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

5.0

i am celaena sardethon and i am not afraid 

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

to whatever end 

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Covet by Tracy Wolff

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

too busy crying to give a real review give me court now 

Verity by Colleen Hoover

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Wow! When the world called this book disturbing they weren’t lying! 

I loved 98% of this book. I loved the kind of dual pov between Lowen and Verity, being able to clearly see the differences between Verity the character and Lowen the reader. Every new chapter of the manuscript brought more and more devastation upon Lowen.

While the “real” Verity was comatose in a bedroom upstairs, Lowen read all about the copious amount of sins Verity had committed. All while Lowen slowly falls in love with Verity’s grief stricken husband. 

I loved the twists throughout the novel and I loved the aspect of romance within a thriller. Lowen and Jeremy’s love story battles with grief and guilt, although some will say adultery of any kind is bad, this kind made me feel some type of way;) 

In my opinion, Colleen Hoover cannot write a bad book. My only things that give this 4 stars instead of 5, is that there is just so much confusion at the end of the novel. Did she actually do it? Did she pretend to be comatose only because she feared Jeremy or because her guilt motivated her too? I also wish that Jermey’s grief was addressed more. He lost both of his daughters and his wife had written a manuscript confessing to one of the murders, fake or not. I also wish Verity had been more evil in actuality. I craved the jaw dropping climax where she preyed on Lowen and hurt her in some way. Other than that, Hoover gives the perfect romance/thriller novel with a dash of trauma and grief ;)