emily_therese_4's reviews
127 reviews

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

5.0

Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio

dark funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Tainted Love by J.L. Skye

tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.

Cringe & Insta lust just isn’t my thing. Felt no chemistry between the MC’s. Likes the writing style tho

Legendary by Stephanie Garber

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.5

Januaries: Stories of Love, Magic & Betrayal by Olivie Blake

adventurous funny mysterious reflective 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? N/A

3.0

3 ⭐️

“Choose carefully, for no matter what you choose, you will most certainly pay more than you know”

Honestly this book is quite difficult to review and rate. I absolutely adored the majority of the stories in the first 2/3’s of this book. I love love love Olivie Blake’s writing. I just feel like the last third of the book really took a turn that I didn’t personally enjoy. There were some stories I did like though.

There are some beautiful stories in here. Theres great variety, and most of them have great deeper meanings. The characters and plot lines were generally really well done and I could connect with them for the most part. The first still remained one of the most memorable and beautiful for me, even as I read the others.

I would definitely recommend this. Some of the stories get quite overly sexual which I think probably could use a warning for. It is an adult book tho. I just personally preferred the other stories, I thought they were more interesting.

Super appreciative to NetGalley to have received the arc for this book and would definitely recommend reading even just for the first 2/3 of the stories!! Such a fun read. 

🫶🏻💕

Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0