keschneider's reviews
140 reviews

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Slow, and not as satisfying an ending as I had hoped. I don’t like it when the protagonist is set up for a huge confrontation with the antagonist only for it to be given to another character.

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

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challenging slow-paced

2.5

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

6 stars

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

NOW WE’RE TALKING YEEEEEHAWWWWWWW

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

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slow-paced

3.0

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Okay I loved this. I can’t give it a full 5 stars, because I’m not certain I will reread it yet (my qualifier for 5stars), but this was so much fun! (Until it ripped my heart out and tore it into a bajillion pieces).
I have to admit, I was a little wary at first when I quickly gleaned that there was no magic or even really fantasy creatures or elements at all, other than the spiders that weave silk (love that for them). Like what is a fantasy book without magic or dragons? But it surprised me with each passing novella, I was drawn more and more into the world without noticing those elements were missing, and found myself thoroughly enjoying the stories, the drama, the hormones, the betrayals, the heartbreak.
Count your days, Arobynn. 😡

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

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adventurous slow-paced