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19 reviews

The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton

adventurous lighthearted slow-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? It's complicated

2.25

It's giving the campy vibes of "The Importance of Being Earnest" and I mean that in a good way! I felt like it was rather slow and was hoping for more. It read like a fanfiction in the sense that there was always a running narrative of the thoughts of the characters in parenthese, cross out text, etc. It didn't feel... appropriate? Mature? I'm not sure what I'm trying to get at, but it didn't feel right when reading. I almost DNFed it.

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

Damsel by Evelyn Skye

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

Kingdom of Claw by Demi Winters

5.0

I bow before Demi Winters in this life and the next. I'm so enthralled in this series, I need more ASAP

The Road of Bones by Demi Winters

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

If I could rate this book higher, I would. Good lord, I am hooked and I need all of it directly injected into my veins.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Misogyny, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Broken Flames by M.K. Ahearn

fast-paced

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

1.5

Some fanfiction should STAY fanfiction. The writing style wasn't very good and the whole thing read like an ATLA AU story. It was both too similar to ATLA while also being weirdly modern with their descriptions of the clothes and the speech of the characters. I had high hopes because I do love a good Zuko and Katara romance, but this wasn't good and it sucks to give someone a one star review.