haileearynn's reviews
224 reviews

A Crown This Cold and Heavy by Stacia Stark

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

Thug Kitchen: The Official Cookbook: Eat Like You Give a F*ck by Thug Kitchen

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.25

Fuss-Free Vegan: 101 Everyday Comfort Food Favorites, Veganized by Sam Turnbull

informative lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

5.0

The Art of God of War by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Santa Monica Studios

adventurous informative fast-paced

5.0

Marvel's Spider-Man: The Art of the Game by Paul Davies

adventurous informative lighthearted

4.75

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

A Kingdom This Cursed and Empty by Stacia Stark

adventurous dark sad 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? No

4.0

This book is definitely better than the first one which is what I was hoping for. The dialogue and interaction of the main love interests in the first novel just felt stilted and not genuine to me. Even as an enemies to lovers novel which are my usual favorite.

But now that the main love interests are accepting their feelings, their interactions also seem more sincere. The action was a bit slow, but I’m still loving the world building and magic in this series.

Also love the plotting, scheming, and political maneuvers happening. Hopefully the series just continues getting better and better!

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I really had a difficult time getting into this book. Halfway through the third novella, it finally picked up for me and I was excited to continue reading. But before that I found it very boring and a chore to read through. I hated Celaena at first, but did enjoy her character growth over the course of these novellas. Ultimately I’m excited to continue the Throne of Glass series because I’ve heard such amazing things about it. Just glad I’m done with slugging through this book and hopefully will love the others much more.

A Court This Cruel and Lovely by Stacia Stark

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

I absolutely loved the story and world-building in this book.

However, what brings my rating down is that I couldn’t get fully into the book or the romance. Enemies-to-lovers is my favorite trope, but something about this book felt contrived. I think it was some of the dialogue and inner monologue. I really couldn’t pinpoint it exactly but something about it majorly didn’t click for me.

I’ll continue on with the series because I enjoyed the overall story that much, but I’m really hoping the next book feels more natural.

Clash of Kingdoms by Penelope Barsetti

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.5