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Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense fast-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

bro that was AWESOMEEEE. I loved that book so much omg. i was into it the entire time, like the beginning didn’t even feel slow so i loved that. I’m VERY sus over how it ended tho… everything wrapped itself up a little too nicely. like we killed the king who we hated and nobody we loved died or had something really bad happen?!!? hmmm. Like even during the boom we killed Arobynn like Sarah was weirdly nice to us. I love all the characters i cant even. Except Nesryn lowkey… idk what it is about her but she feels sus to me. Lysandra tho I LOVE and was not expecting her to be a shapeshifter. Love Manon too, i’m an absolute stan. Love everyone. Okay what up tho with Kaltain and Elide throwing in a sneaky one line about being somehow ?related? or like they need a third to be some sort of triplet trifecta?! Need to know more about miss Kaltain’s lore (RIP btw). Anyways i’m chillin rn and know imma be absolutely ruined after this next tandem sooooo enjoy your happiness Kaylee.

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

loved loved loved. i will say that in the beginning this book was a tad slow but it really picked up in the second half. i had a tough time getting through Manons part because i found em a tad boring just wanted to be with Aelin/Rowan or Chaol/Dorian. the characters in this book have become the best. like i can’t get over how much i love them all. like it feels like ive fully got to the bottom of Celaena now or basically now I know Aelin and she is so different but still the same idk how to say it. She was always fierce yet with the biggest heart but she took that to an extreme this book and i feel like I really know her and truly love her. she is truly insane and maybe one of my favourite book characters of all time no joke.  Also a bigggg ol Rowan lover omg, pls tell me him and Aelin aren’t splitting up cause I won’t be able to take it, even just as friends right now i am truly not over them together. I truly really grew to love Sorcha and Dorian together and he deserved her and i was shocked by the ending, I did not think she would be gone so fast or that she was feeding information about the king. RIP to my boy Dorian losing her and now being under the kings rule i wanted more for him. I don’t really know Rowan’s friends but they seem like they’re gonna be very cool. Also don’t really know much about Aedion but I have a feeling he’s my kind of dude. Anyway still not over Rowan and Aelin I don’t even know if I can finish this series because I will miss them.

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

bro are you fr?!!? SHE IS AELIN?! I thought maybe early on but threw away my theory!!! Wait but I kinda like her and Dorian sooooo… i hate Chaol tho like bro deserved to be split apart from her cause he wasn’t that good. Dorian having powers caught me off guard and how Celaena has been hiding the fact she way fae?!!? like for 3 whole books I DIDNT EVEN GET A HINT. I love it tho i so much love it. Rip to my girl Nehemiah tho. Also I liked the Archer plotline and I like how I didn’t know what was gonna come next. I think she does a really good job at not hinting on what’s coming next in these books cause I keep getting shocked. Also plot is really really keeping me entertained like they ain’t just chatting and doing nothing like I’m loving every second. But fr I LOVE my girl Celaena and she ain’t got nothing on nobody. wtf the king be up to tho fr, why people be hearing wings…

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

mmm that was good. loved it! i like these books cause they’re not as slow as i would have thought and i stay entertained. BRO I AM A CELEANA STAN! She’s a great main character, a strong independent woman who needs nobody else to hold her own. Also she’s got a heart of gold. I love Elena and the whole connection Celeana has to the world. I need to know more about Princess Nehemiah tho cause i really like her and i hope she makes it to the end. Chaol is cool but he kinda gives off kinda weird vibes tbh. he’s kinda gives bipolar and is almost too attached to her and seems like he doesn’t have a lot of personality lol. Also bro wtf the king be up to cause he’s CRAZY! and the duke with some weird powers?! Anyway tho I am having a good time. Dorian and her kinda got chemistry but i need to see it go further to decide how much i like him.

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

i did really enjoy this whole book and i was invested. i loved celaena and she’s a badass. i made the decision to read the assassins blade first 👀 but i have no regrets. i was scared i “would be as emotional” as they say but ARE YOU KIDDING… it was still freaken emotional. Sam had me devastated even tho i knew it was coming from it being one of the only spoilers i’ve seen from the books. i don’t know if i could have taken being more devastated. I have a sneaky feeling the healer from this book is gonna come back…

Beach Read by Emily Henry

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-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

1.5

tbh i didn’t care that much for this book tbh. i found that january and gus were pretty boring characters in terms of personality. i wasn’t super invested in either of the things that made them different aka january’s dad drama, and gus’s family/ex wife drama cause they weren’t really that deep/interesting in my opinion. didn’t care for the present day plot either of visiting cult survivors and such. the names in this book had be laughing tho but not in the way i should have lol like janie for january, shardi, karyn and sharyn… like cmon. i also felt the characters didn’t really have a lot of chemistry that i was enjoying.

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

I really loved this book. I read it so fast and did not even feel like I was reading. I love Ethan and Olive fr. I was laughing out loud so much throughout this book and truly it felt real, and so so darn cute. I also was caught off guard by the Dane plotline!! I wish i could have seen Sophie get her ass kicked tho but tbh she didn’t even deserve that. It gets 4.5 stars cause it was so funny and easy to read and I don’t think i’d change anything about it, I’m just not emotionally attached which is fair cause it was short but that’s the only reason it didn’t get 5 because i freaken loved it!

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous challenging emotional funny sad tense 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

3.5

I def think this book kinda dragged on tbh like there was a lot of chatting about maps and plans soooo i wish there was more other stuff going on. also i was so enraged at Cat but she kinda redeemed herself at the end. I am so excited for Andarna tho because she’s so cool. I wanna kill Xaden tho fr because holy moly that was a punch to the gut, i am actually severely hurt over that ending. I would have rather anyone else died instead and i’m praying they can save him next book!!! Violet and Xaden deserve the world… and Tairn, Sgaeyl and Andarna of course. I will say that the supporting characters in this book are really good. Like i love Rhiannon even tho we barely see her, Imogen is fab, I love Ridoc so much he’s so funny so we def need more of him, pls let Sawyer and Jesinia get together PLEASE, Dain was pretty good early on and kinda a dick for a bit there but a character needed some spice i guess lol. I did really like Sloane tho, and Aaric and Cat kinda in the end.. i guess… which is good cause later introduced characters can sometimes suck. I was shocked tho by Jack coming back, and being venin. And Xadens second signet!! But what is Violets second signet is what i need to know…

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

bro Xaden is a fab book boyfriend. I really enjoyed the pace this book was set at as I was constantly intrigued and it was all entertaining not just boring banter. I love Violet’s name and i kinda love all the different male characters that could have almost been love interests but weren’t cause I liked seeing where it was going. I also love both Violet and Xadens dragons! So sad over Liam fr.

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

adventurous funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

very cute!!! wasn’t IN LOVE with it but most definitely enjoyed. I will say i kept trying to predict what would happen next and i kept getting suprised sooooo that was great!! charlie 😍😍🫶🫶