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Bad Blood by Catherine Wiltcher, Cora Kenborn
dark
mysterious
fast-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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder
Beyond the Wand: The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton
funny
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Not That Kind of Ever After by Luci Adams
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Funny. Very Bridget Jones. Unnecessary Harry Potter references pulled me out of the story.
Camping Trip by Cassie Alexander
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content
Year One by Nora Roberts
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
A more optimistic version of The Stand, with magic and Fae lore. Just a bit too much Christianity, even though the leads are “witches.” Right down to the chosen one, magical pregnancy.
Very white middle class take on an apocalypse. Beautiful writing, compelling storytelling with a fairly even steady pace. Great character work, even for small appearances.
The romance is pretty schmaltzy, though maybe because the main relationship is already establish when the story begins. The other relationships are brief background stuff, blink and you’ll miss it.
Over all a decent read, but not interesting enough to get me to read the rest of the series.
I recommend it to fans of The Stand, The Walking Dead and The Strain who are looking for something with a more optimistic view of the death of the old world and birth of the new.
Very white middle class take on an apocalypse. Beautiful writing, compelling storytelling with a fairly even steady pace. Great character work, even for small appearances.
The romance is pretty schmaltzy, though maybe because the main relationship is already establish when the story begins. The other relationships are brief background stuff, blink and you’ll miss it.
Over all a decent read, but not interesting enough to get me to read the rest of the series.
I recommend it to fans of The Stand, The Walking Dead and The Strain who are looking for something with a more optimistic view of the death of the old world and birth of the new.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Pandemic/Epidemic
The Dark King by Gina L. Maxwell
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
A solid meh.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping
Moderate: Death, Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent
What Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper L. Woods
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
Another great example of why I’m deeply uncomfortable with white people writing about colonialism and/or slavery in fantasy. This feels a lot like oppression tourism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, Sexual harassment
Happy Place by Emily Henry
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
I have thoughts, mostly about the marketing and reception of the book.
TLDR it’s clunky at times, undercooked, and unpolished, but manages to get it legs underneath it after around 30% and becomes an entertaining (white straight) New Adult Romantic Military Fantasy.
I’d recommend this to fans of YA looking for something a little more brutal (violent action) with open door sex scenes. Basically New Adult. And this might also be a great entry point into fantasy for those who might be intimidated by the big name Fantasy series.
Overall, I don’t think it’s as fantastic or terrible as people are saying. It’s just okay. *shrug*
adventurous
tense
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? Yes
3.5
I have thoughts, mostly about the marketing and reception of the book.
TLDR it’s clunky at times, undercooked, and unpolished, but manages to get it legs underneath it after around 30% and becomes an entertaining (white straight) New Adult Romantic Military Fantasy.
I’d recommend this to fans of YA looking for something a little more brutal (violent action) with open door sex scenes. Basically New Adult. And this might also be a great entry point into fantasy for those who might be intimidated by the big name Fantasy series.
Overall, I don’t think it’s as fantastic or terrible as people are saying. It’s just okay. *shrug*
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, War
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent
Military propaganda that’s clumsily challenging at the very end. The world the character lives in has the features of an imperialism, but functions like a military dictatorship. While it has a lot of diversity in the characters, especially the normalization of sign language, it feels incongruent with the structure of the government and way the society so willing accepts the death of countless young people for not being “strong enough” to survive training.
If Only You by Chloe Liese
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0