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The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It was fun to re-visit Elfhame and the characters again, but I felt like not a lot happened in this book. It was a long tale of communication. The first of Oak and Wren’s two books was better.
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring tense 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? Yes

4.0

A diversion from my typical genre, but I enjoyed it more than I expected. Beautiful prose, and a captivating story of two women as they experience very different but intertwined lives. Loved that it wasn’t a white savior story and didn’t shy away from hard aspects of enslaved life through Handful’s perspective. 
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Maybe not quite as much as the first, but it was a great follow-up and continuation of the story. The world building and visual imagery is incredible, and I love the characters and their interactions. I don't know that the "journal" style of writing is quite for me, and I still wish I had felt more chemistry between the FMC and the MMC. Maybe I've just been too influenced by more "open door" books, whereas this is a milder "fade to black" romance. Overall had a great time reading, couldn't put it down, and can't wait for the third book!
The Demon Court by Emma Hamm

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dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

This was such a fun read!! Recommended by charliesbookrecs on insta, and it did not disappoint. That burn and spice!! 
Tiny Humans, Big Emotions: How to Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Defiance to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children by Alyssa Gloria Campbell, Alyssa Blask Campbell, Lauren Elizabeth Stauble

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
Will continue to reference
The Throne of Broken Gods by Amber V. Nicole

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adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

As much as I couldn’t put this one away, it felt very, very long. The story and characters are so rich, but there was a LOT to get through. The depiction of grief and love felt very real, and I loved getting to know more of The Hand. Very curious where the third book will take us, and
confirming what it price Dianna had to pay to bring Samkiel back.
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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was such a joy to read. I was slow to get into it, but took off about a quarter of the way through. Cute story, loved a little intrigue and the fact that the FMC was onto the MMC secret from the get go. Super refreshing. 
Ruins of Sea and Souls by Lisette Marshall

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

I loved every single second of this book. More character driven than plot, but still a very good mix. I loved the development of Emelin's magical capabilities along with finding herself. Creon might be my new favorite "book boyfriend" ever, and I connected so deeply with their story in this chapter of the series. I can't wait for the final book! New favorite author/characters/story!
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Heart of Silk and Shadows by Lisette Marshall

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

4.0

Such a wonderful love story and addition to the fae isles story as a whole. 
Lord of Gold and Glory by Lisette Marshall

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense 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? Yes

4.5

A good follow up and continuation of the story. This book blew the world wide open and introduced us to more loveable characters. Excited for the rest of the story!