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Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
You’re telling me Bryce mourned Danika, was primarily motivated by Danika, and had her life changed multiple times by Danika but they weren’t in love?
All she had in common with the LI was sexual attraction. I at least would’ve liked it better if Maas acknowledged Bryce’s feelings for Danika before allowing Bryce to move on romantically.
Actually, in general all the platonic relationships in this book were better written and more meaningful than the romance.
Might read the sequel only for those platonic relationships.
All she had in common with the LI was sexual attraction. I at least would’ve liked it better if Maas acknowledged Bryce’s feelings for Danika before allowing Bryce to move on romantically.
Actually, in general all the platonic relationships in this book were better written and more meaningful than the romance.
Might read the sequel only for those platonic relationships.
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The Cruel Prince is the end-all-be-all of enemies to lovers stories. I have not known peace since I read it and its subsequent sequels and I will probably never find an enemies-to-lovers story as well written as this one. I try every day to recreate it in my own work, but Holly Black has a spark I suspect most other authors lack.
Let me be clear: this is a YA novel. The prose is not anything special for a YA novel. It's certainly not written by Laini Taylor. But Jude's voice is so strong it doesn't matter. And the tension between her and Cardan (both of the regular kind and the romantic kind) is so juicy that I honestly wouldn't care if the prose of this novel was slop. The prose is well-written, just not special. What is special is the dynamic between Jude and Cardan.
You won't find a dynamic like this anywhere else so I am begging you to please, please, read this book all the way through.
Let me be clear: this is a YA novel. The prose is not anything special for a YA novel. It's certainly not written by Laini Taylor. But Jude's voice is so strong it doesn't matter. And the tension between her and Cardan (both of the regular kind and the romantic kind) is so juicy that I honestly wouldn't care if the prose of this novel was slop. The prose is well-written, just not special. What is special is the dynamic between Jude and Cardan.
You won't find a dynamic like this anywhere else so I am begging you to please, please, read this book all the way through.
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