emilyvawter's reviews
33 reviews

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni

funny informative medium-paced

3.5

As far as self help books go, this one is actually pretty great. Very insightful. I would recommend anyone in corporate America to read it! 

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

My girl Rin has lost all her hinges. I absolutely love this series. 

Ruthless Fae by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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

This was the first book that has ever made me physically laugh. This series is amazing 😂

Mother of Death and Dawn by Carissa Broadbent

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

This was a perfect ending to an incredible series. This series by far has the best banter I’ve ever read. Do I dare say… I like Max more than Rhysand?🤔😅

Children of Fallen Gods by Carissa Broadbent

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This one was a slow burn for me but the twists and turns kept coming. So heartbreaking. This series is unlike anything I’ve ever read😅

The Awakening by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

This was a really bad trash tv show in book form and I absolutely loved it 😂 while this will never be considered literature, it was fun as hell. 

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Five stars is not enough for this series. This was the most incredible journey across 8 books. I would encourage ANYONE and EVERYONE to read this series.

Once upon a time,” she said to him, to the world, to herself, “in a land long since burned to ash, there lived a young princess who loved her kingdom . . . very much.”

😭

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was the most, GRUESOME (Do not read if you don’t like graphic war violence), yet beautiful book I have ever read. The main character embodies unhinged behavior and I am here for it. This is probably in my top 5 books I’ve ever read. 

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

This was a masterpiece. The foreshadowing from the first few books coming back around to this. My brain chemistry has been forever altered 😅

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

Leave it to SJM to turn a 2 star book into a 5 star book in the last 100 pages 🥲