letheaster's reviews
76 reviews

Sojourn by R.A. Salvatore

adventurous hopeful 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

4.0

Enjoyed this book a lot, felt like a good balance between the overall plot and focusing on the separate characters. 

Finally got to read the infamous skunk scene lol

Exile by R.A. Salvatore

adventurous sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked this book, but it's really just a mix of character driven and plot driven, which doesn't really work for the plot aspect of it. I wish it had leaned more towards focusing on plot or more on the character aspect of the book, and if it had I think I would have enjoyed it more. I still liked it tho :)

Homeland by R.A. Salvatore

adventurous dark tense 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

4.75

Enjoyed it a lot, i am very eager to continue reading this series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Kenobi by John Jackson Miller

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Oh man I ended up really enjoying this book.

I was a bit skeptical of the different POVs at first, because I couldn't understand how it connected, but man when everything started coming together I just loved it. 

Plus having a POV from a Tusken Raider was so cool, A'Yark became one of my favorite characters, if not my favorite character from this book. I'd love to read more about the Tusken Raiders now.

Annileen was SUCH  good character and I really appreciated her perspective throughout the events.

The couple references to Alderaan still existing did make me laugh though.

Even though I know Obi-Wan HAD to stay on Tatooine,, the ending hurt when Annileen was trying her best to convince Obi-Wan to go with her. I wish there was some way he could have. I also hope Annileen, Kallie, and Jabe weren't on Alderaan in 19 years.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Slavery

Lost Stars by Claudia Gray

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

I did enjoy this book. The story was fun and as it went I got more and more invested to see how everything would pan out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Genocide

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content, Slavery, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

5.0

Absolutely excellent, I am actually obsessed. Wendell and Emily's relationship progression was so fun, and I loved also having Ariadne and Rose along for the ride was so entertaining. I am incredibly hyped for book 3.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death

Minor: Sexual content

Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

Absolutely loved this book. It was dark, and the ambience was incredibly well written. I haven't read a lot of gothic horror but this is making me interested in reading more. Especially around the end I couldn't make myself pause the audiobook or else I felt I would have gone insane wondering what was to happen next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Body horror, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Self harm, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Child abuse, and Xenophobia

Minor: Incest

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

4.5

Really enjoyed this book. At times the pace slowed down a little too much for me and it got a little repetitive at times, but the prose was gorgeous. I will probably reread this sometime in the future.

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

adventurous dark 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

Really enjoyed this book. The multiple POVs were well done, and each one did a good job of differentiating themselves from each other. Miryem was probably my favorite character :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Rape and Child death

The Case Study of Vanitas, Vol. 1 by Jun Mochizuki

adventurous funny 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