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Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This book is just fine, but I have a lot of things I want to complain about so I’m doing it here :p
- This book is wayyy to obsessed with its characters, to such an extent that the plot is, for most of the book, left alone (which is stupid considering it’s the only interesting part about the book).
- There are so many unnecessary scenes in this book that should have been replaced with some plot related scenes! It would have helped with how slow and dragged out the book feels.
- This book also suffers from the fact that it has wayy too many characters, that are all getting way too many scenes even though they’re not that important to the story.
- Apparently the author misgenders one of its nonbinary characters repeatedly throughout the book even though it has been established that this character uses they/them pronouns(I did not notice this myself but someone I follow did), which i assume was an oversight in the editing process since it was fixed in the second and third book.
Even though I have many criticisms of this book, I ended up getting invested in the plot and decided to read all three books in three days(so I guess it’s not completely terrible).
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
The fair ones definitely should have been fleshed out more since I’m still kinda unsure about how they work but I enjoyed the story! Definitely one of those books u shouldn’t analyze to closely or otherwise it’ll fall apart though!
She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
Really resonated with Reina and Aoi’s characters! I finished this book in a day and had a really good time reading it! The pacing is just perfect and the writing is very easy to read! Loved the switch between cat monologue and human monologue!
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
4.25
If you enjoyed the game stray there’s a high chance u would like this book! The robots and nature feel very similar. The story is very different though!
Gallant by V.E. Schwab
Did not finish book. Stopped at 66%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 66%.
Extremely boring and was just not invested in the characters or the story
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The book was okay. I wasn’t particularly interested in the mystery like I was with AGGGTM. There were also too many characters and too little time to flesh them out, for example Simon could’ve been completely removed from the book and it would’ve been fine. I got pretty tired of red’s constant mommy issues ,and her thinking she’s the reason her mom died, it was mentioned sooo much that I thought someone was shooting me through the head twice. . I wished the entire book that Oliver would just shut the fuck up.