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If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens

Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

DNF 15%

As with any book I pick up, I wanted to like this one. It sounded like a perfect rom com for October, but I’m just not interested. I like to try get to 30-50% before I DNF, but I already dislike the FMC so much.

I understand where the FMC is coming from on some points and see that she’s struggling, but her inability to recognize her own flaws is infuriating and we’re only a few chapters in. I also find calling the issue at the beginning the “Incident” really cheesy. And I apologize to anyone named Laszlo, but I swear his name was mentioned every other sentence in the first few chapters and I couldn’t take it.

It’s for all of these reasons that I won’t be finishing. It might just be me, and that’s completely fine!, but it’s not fair for me to continue to fight through reading this when I’m clearly already annoyed to no end.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the eARC.

Fear the Flames by Olivia Rose Darling

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adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed this! It was an easy read with an interesting storyline and wonderful characters.

Although this isn’t a cozy read, I really found myself enjoying the world and feeling very cozy reading this on a breezy day. This is NA though and there is violence, so it’s not truly a cozy read. It’s just my cozy read.

I cannot wait to read the next one and see what this fun cast of characters takes on!

A Promise of Peridot by Kate Golden

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden

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adventurous 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

Inferno's Heir by Tiffany Wang

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

This book started very strong for me. I was instantly hooked and thought it’d be a favorite of the year. The magic system and world are easy to understand, and different from other books I’ve read. The main plot kept my interest and the FMC’s next move had me guessing.

My biggest issues were the pacing and the length. This dragged multiple times for me. I needed to be shown more in this instances and not just told. Or it just needed to be shorter. There were several times when I thought it started to pick up, but again I felt myself wanting to just skip to the next chapter.

That being said, I enjoyed the cast of characters and wouldn’t mind getting some varied POV’s in the next one. I think the supporting characters were one of the strongest parts of the book and I’m excited to see where we go with them.

Overall this is a good debut and I’m interested to see where the next book goes. The main plot and the characters are enough to make me want to finish this duology (I think?) out.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the eARC.

The Dawn of the Cursed Queen by Amber V. Nicole

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adventurous dark medium-paced