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Displaced by Bridget E. Baker
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence and Toxic relationship
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Blood
Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Bullying
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
This book felt faster-paced in more sections than the last. I must begrudgingly admit that it was satisfying seeing a lot of new characters/stories come together and to see how they connected, but it was definitely confusing before their connections were made clear. Maybe it's because I was disconcerted when they first introduced Will (or because he doesn't seem to have people around him left to care about him), but I wasn't all that invested in Will. Lyra was slightly more annoying this book - I think in the first book her personality lead her to adventure/better outcomes, but this book it definitely led her to more mistakes than the last
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
The perfect amount of cozy and a well-wrapped up standalone. Very found family and an overall very cute story (a little bit reminded me of A House on the Cerulean Sea, but less variety in the fantasy)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Death and Toxic relationship
The Enpirion Project: Exordium by L. Bossi
adventurous
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
4.75
The pacing for this, the characters - were all I could've asked for in a fantasy book. I appreciated that I can't really say I've read any world quite like this one. I would definitely recommend this to any fantasy-lovers. I would say this falls into the apocalyptic genre, rather than post-apocalyptic. I most definitely grew very attached to Piri but also Neph, who seems infallible (how is it that one person can be so patient, kind, and understanding? and emotionally intelligent?).
Only didn't get 5* because of some grammar/spelling errors (very few).
Only didn't get 5* because of some grammar/spelling errors (very few).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Torture, Violence, and War
Minor: Sexual content
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
adventurous
medium-paced
4.0
4.15⭐️
Great storytelling, I got pretty invested in the end, and I appreciated that when stakes went up it felt like the packng moved a little faster too. Even though it was younger fiction, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would
Great storytelling, I got pretty invested in the end, and I appreciated that when stakes went up it felt like the packng moved a little faster too. Even though it was younger fiction, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
I'm not sure why I didn't realize this was YA. I appreciated Bilbo as a character and his balance between cozy/safe vs. adventurous. I think my general consensus toward this book was sort of just tepid though. I had difficulty believing that so many individuals were convinced to go on such a treacherous/unknown journey to them when it was all for riches - I think I had expected there to be some greater call to action for them.
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
This book was really sweet - it read like a combination of a diary and storytelling. It felt very high school. I think some of the characters were more emotionally mature than I'd've expected from a high schooler but maybe that had more to do with reading it as a story with minor time-jumps, rather than living a high school experience in real-time. Makes me sad that people have described the school where people aren't bullied or mistreated for who they are as 'fantasy.'
My Feral Romance by Tessonja Odette
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
With their story set in almost Victorian society, I thought it was interesting (in a good way) that male interest so pro-women empowerment, but I guess this is really a fictitious world in actuality. I did get invested in the main character's love life — they both definitely hit the *yearn* stage, but it was entertaining for sure. I think with the first book, it took me a bit longer to get invested with how they were acting, but I think because we followed Daphne more consistently, I found it easier to get invested in what she wanted and see her perspective a bit more. I don't know that I was invested enough in Araminta to read the next book if/when it comes out — as much as she was a character, I didn't feel like they gave her enough substance for me to want to read a whole book about her. I think I just didn't prefer the title of this book, oops
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Cursing and Injury/Injury detail