laurescai's reviews
80 reviews

Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

PLSSS I LOVED THIS WAY MORE THAN THE ACTUAL NOVEL IDK WHY, BUT THE EPILOGUE WAS SO UNEXPECTED AND FUNNY 😭😭😭

D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

i dunno how far i got into the book, but i just gave up because idk it just wasnt my vibe

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

adventurous challenging inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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? N/A

5.0

Prodigy by Marie Lu

3.0

bru i hate that ending

You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

funny 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

3.0

It's funny but gets boring at some point, plus the chars are too immature sometimes to the point that it's cringe

Shadow Me by Tahereh Mafi

funny informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

Can't remember anything. Just Kenji. and we all love Kenji. 

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

challenging 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? N/A

4.0

I can't remember much since it's been months since I've read this book but like, I believe I wasn't captivated by this book when I read it, but it was definitely good enough that I read the entire series afterward. I liked the other 2 books way more.

The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim

adventurous challenging lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Look I loved the first book so much, it was one of my favorite reads of the year, but the sequel didn't quite match up to how good the first one was. I was expecting Seryu to be in the book more since he barely showed up in Six Crimson Cranes, but unfortunately he was only there for like 1/4 of the book. I am happy that ShioriTakkan is endgame though, like they're literally one of my top ships. 

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

This book was... something... I was pretty disappointed. The book started losing me halfway through, also the twist at the ending was so stupid that I laughed. It was more of tell than showing what was going on in the story. The descriptions were vague and the romance had such bad build up LMAO