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78 reviews

Streams of Silver by R.A. Salvatore

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.25

Oh my gosh this book drove me insane in such a good way. To be honest I did find it a little bit slow at times, but the comparisons between Entreri and Drizzt throughout the book kept me hooked. Especially when I reached around the 70% mark I couldn't put the book down.

The Crystal Shard by R.A. Salvatore

adventurous 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? No

3.75

Enjoyed this book a lot. It feels very self-indulgent and I support it. It's certainly better than a good chunk of other fantasy books I've read from the 80s. I was laughing by the end of the last chapter, and I am very much looking forward to starting the next book. 

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: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Hate crime

Minor: Slavery and Death of parent

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: Genocide, Violence, and War

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

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

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

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

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.