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13 reviews

King of Storms and Feathers by Juno Heart

Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.

Weird decisions made by the characters, didn’t feel believable or realistic - didn’t love the slave/master non con vibes

Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.

Just super misogynistic setting for the book made it quite hard to read and the religious overtones were really not my style. Very themed around old world religious fanatics burning witches and hating women, but the witches were actually bad in this as well, so it made it hard to empathise with anyone, and hard to enjoy

The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter

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Did not finish book.

The writing felt very stilted - very reminiscent of an old English formal speech - made it hard for me to get into descriptions were all written so formally as well. Story wasn’t technically bad in concept or execution, it’s just not my writing style preference

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Love love!

It’s a wild world out there, and nothing in this really happened the way I thought it would.

The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

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adventurous dark slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

Super interesting magic system, with an interesting premise.

Very keen to read the rest of the books in the trilogy

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.

Honestly, just hated the writing style, the footnotes were hard to follow and interrupted the flow of reading, and it was just not easy to read in general… I dreaded picking it back up and ended up deciding it wasn’t worth it.

Story line seems like it would be worth it if you can get past the writing style

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful fast-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

5.0

Outstanding book, absolutely loved it

Magical and interesting world building, solid story line, and a great finish which wrapped up this book but left a great base for the next one.

Some pretty intense themes going on, but it felt like they were handled with care and respect

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