liesl_meador's reviews
95 reviews

Ravensong by TJ Klune

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

5.0

Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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

Wolfsong by TJ Klune

emotional sad 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

5.0

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

3.5

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

adventurous challenging informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

Great and Precious Things by Rebecca Yarros

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous dark 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

5.0

The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

The only reason this book received four stars from me is because of the conflict between Beckett and Ella.

I understand being upset that he lied about who he actually was, but he was still there. He adopted her kids. He left the military. He gave her daughter insurance that, in turn, saved her life. He had proved time and time again that he loved her and would be there always. I believe Ella overreacted. She focused on one single lie and ignored all of the other wonderful things he had done. She forgot that Ryan was his brother too. I understand she has some unresolved issues with lying, but Jesus, give a guy a break. It just felt a little blown out of proportion.

Other than that, I can’t remember the last time a book made me cry four times in the first fifty pages.