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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
A cute book with loveable characters, I enjoyed this. A warm & cozy book about human connection, it was nice enough, if nothing spectacular.
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
4.0
I liked this! The narrative voice was fun & the story kept me reading page after page. The characters were all interesting distinct from each other. There were a lot of references to other cosmere books I missed since I've only read The Stormlight Archive, but other than that I enjoyed it! The illustrations annoyed me in some places - the main character, for example, is described as having huge, unruly hair but I the illustrations seems perfectly put together - but in others really added to the story.
An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley
4.5
I really enjoyed this - a dramatic critique of how humans can act out of selfishness, and how we affect each other.
This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
1.0
Sigh. This book committed the cardinal sin of fiction to me - it was boring. And that's a feat for a book 150 pages long. An interesting premise & purple prose isn't enough to carry a novel.
I wouldn't have picked the book up if I'd known it was just romance, since that's not really my thing - I'd been pulled in by the fantasy background, which really doesn't play a part at all except for decoration, but even the romance was lacking. The characters don't really have a personality except what comes through in their letters (less than half of the book) and even in that, there's nothing distinguishing; I wouldn't be able to tell them apart.
I wouldn't have picked the book up if I'd known it was just romance, since that's not really my thing - I'd been pulled in by the fantasy background, which really doesn't play a part at all except for decoration, but even the romance was lacking. The characters don't really have a personality except what comes through in their letters (less than half of the book) and even in that, there's nothing distinguishing; I wouldn't be able to tell them apart.
Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy
4.0
It's so rare to find actually good Muslim rep out there, but this nails it. Super fun comic.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Suzanne Collins is almost TOO good at writing - I hate Snow so much I don't think I'll ever pick this book up again. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, rather than just being about cruelty for cruelty's sake, has symbolism that hits you at every stage - I kept finding myself comparing events in the book to real-life atrocities, particularly Palestine as it's been at the forefront of my mind recently. A true warning of how the world can turn out if we continue to allow the most evil parts of mankind to prosper.