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The Last Dragon of the East by Katrina Kwan
Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.
I was unfortunately fooled by a pretty cover.
The beginning was just slow and didn't engage me at all. BUT I wanted to know about this dragon, and why Sai had that frayed thread, so I continued. It started to pick up, but it's still not engaging enough for you. One thing I couldn't stand while reading was figuring out the time period in comparison to how our main characters spoke? (I hope this makes sense) It's like the side characters all spoke with what I expected the people of that time (emperor times lol) to speak, but our MCs spoke very modernly??? MIND YOU this wasn't consistent AT ALL. I just couldn't place this story any where in my head while reading.
I finally reached my DNF point when Jyn and Sai were running from the three legged red eyed crows, and the scene to me was just boring :/ like this was supposed to be them running from the emperor, and I was so disinterested in if they lived or died. I'm connecting the dots that Jyn and Sai were lovers in a past life and Sai is just regaining his memory of that time, but IT'S DRAGGING!! And it was starting to annoy me that Jen just wouldn't tell him anything (maybe she couldn't... but I'll never know now).
Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.
Thank you to Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, for the free
copy for review.
I was unfortunately fooled by a pretty cover.
The beginning was just slow and didn't engage me at all. BUT I wanted to know about this dragon, and why Sai had that frayed thread, so I continued. It started to pick up, but it's still not engaging enough for you. One thing I couldn't stand while reading was figuring out the time period in comparison to how our main characters spoke? (I hope this makes sense) It's like the side characters all spoke with what I expected the people of that time (emperor times lol) to speak, but our MCs spoke very modernly??? MIND YOU this wasn't consistent AT ALL. I just couldn't place this story any where in my head while reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, War
Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
I think this is a sign that I'm not a fan of Ashley Herring Blake's books.
My Fairy God Somebody by Charlene Allen
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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? No
5.0
This is very close to being my top 10 books of 2024!
Just jumping to the end because I can’t take my mind off it. This ended so bittersweet. I understand why it did, and why I feel that way, but damn… I wanted a better closure for Clae. But at the same time I feel like she got what she wanted in the end.
The complexity of this story, and the revelation had me sitting in my car in silence. I truly didn’t see it coming. Overall, this story showed me how far our loved ones and parents will go to protect us from the truth no matter the consequences.
Thank you LibroFM for the alc!
Just jumping to the end because I can’t take my mind off it. This ended so bittersweet. I understand why it did, and why I feel that way, but damn… I wanted a better closure for Clae. But at the same time I feel like she got what she wanted in the end.
The complexity of this story, and the revelation had me sitting in my car in silence. I truly didn’t see it coming. Overall, this story showed me how far our loved ones and parents will go to protect us from the truth no matter the consequences.
Thank you LibroFM for the alc!
House of Frank by Kay Synclaire
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0