While it took me a while to get into it, the whole setup payed off in the end. When the characters finally reconnect and everything we have seen happen finally starts making it’s point clear on why it was important, the speed at which i’ve consumed this book tripled. I personally enjoyed, as with the previous book, the time it took with it’s descriptions and setting up the scenes, it felt languid and honestly like a warm hug with how comforting it was while reading. This is a duology i have throughly enjoyed, so i would love to thank myself for judging books by their covers, and synopsis too sometimes :), but yes the covers are immaculate as is the story that they guard in between their fronts and backs!

A Magic Steeped In Poison by Judy I. Lin

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

from the vivid descriptions of the food and the ingredients used to brew a tea to the intricately woven plot … this was amazing

Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

we look at the world through the protagonist’s eyes and it’s an outlook i have personally never felt familiar with. whenever he would ask to explain a feeling i would a lot of times find myself at a loss for words honestly, which just goes to show the things we really do take for granted.
i throughly enjoyed this and read it quicker than anything i have ever read so far because it kept making me want to come back. the hopeful ending and the path Yunjae has been on have been eye opening in many ways.
the author’s note was the nail in the coffin however. as someone who has such a loving mother by my side who has made so many sacrifices for people around her and for me especially, seeing that another mother has the same type of opinion (i guess is the word) on love makes my heart ache. loving mothers are my favorite people in the world and i hope the author and her daughter are happy and healthy together.

Tajna vatra by C.J. Daugherty, Carina Rozenfeld

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adventurous lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

it might be because im a bit older than the audience is supposed to be for this type of series but it was okay. i know 15 year old me would’ve loved it and it has a compelling premise overall

Leto kad je mama imala zelene oči by Đura Miočinović, Tatiana Țîbuleac

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dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes

3.5

ovo je definitivno bila jedna od onih knjiga koja je van moje zone komfora. ocekivala sam potpuno drugaciji pristup temi, ali nisam nezadovoljna nacinom na koji je ona napisana. malo je kruta i gruba i koristi “ruzne” reci, ali isto tako samim tim dopire do coveka na neki realniji nacin koji nas samarom vadi iz neke vrste zimskog sna.

Love, That's an Understatement, Volume 3 by Fujimomo

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funny lighthearted relaxing

4.5

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