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103 reviews

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely whimsical and charming! Brought me out of a too long reading slump

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous dark 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? No

2.0

I went into this book with the same expectations as the others; somewhat low but still looking for a good time. However, the world building got so convoluted and started to fall apart with plot holes everywhere that I came out of this one disappointed and frustrated. Everything worked out for every single character. As weird as I find it that I’m saying that (bc that’s what I want anyways when I’m reading a book) it just makes the story and the stakes of the plot so much less compelling. I stopped taking this huge war at the end seriously bc I knew that everyone would probably make it out alive and their mates would too, it dampened the experience.
Also, what the foook was the point of Jurian’s character? He seemed so integral and was deemed as this big threat at the end of book 2, but then only served a popcorn fart of a role as this book went on. I had a lot of issues with this one, just overall a little disappointed by this book.

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

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dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

O’Farrell’s beautifully lyrical writing style is definitely on display with this story. While I think it was a titch too long (with some of the childhood portion dragging on a bit) it was still such a clever way to retell Lucre’s story. I also love how it ended so openly!

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Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

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emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

What a short yet impactful story! I didn’t know what to expect from this but I’m so glad I picked it up and read it!

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A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous 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

3.5

Some of the holes left by not explaining “ancient evils” because they were “too old for any information to be recorded about them” was starting to get really annoying and was a slightly lazy plot device in my opinion. In the end, it wasn’t that bad and I did enjoy reading it. There a quite a few characters I really like and Feyre was much better to read from as the story went on. And hey, there’s some good smut in it 🤷‍♀️

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was okay. I do feel that it was paced oddly especially for its length. It kinda seemed to drag on at some points and then had neck breaking pace at others. The end was kinda underwhelming and seemed to be wrapped up way too fast with the two day time jump that didn’t show anything. A lot of convenient conclusions about the creature’s habits and hierarchy and dumb luck scenarios that found the characters being able to survive in times where they probably should have died. Also I don’t mind switching to different POVs but the dolphin POV just wasn’t it for me. Also insinuating the dolphins basically signed a contract and were consenting to their role in the mission made me roll my eyes.

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Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman

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adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.25

It’s givinggggg The Last of Us but make it dark ages and biblical end of times :). No but this book genuinely had me repulsed, scared, and loving the adventure all at the same time!

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Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.5

Comforting, cute, and worth the read! Absolutely loved it!

Rosewater by Tade Thompson

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challenging dark funny mysterious 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

3.75

If you love science nerd stuff, you’ll like this book!

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None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book was meant to be an audio book! It was so well formatted for it! I was hanging on to every word the narrators read and it was such an intense story. Absolutely loved it!!

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madison_mls's reviews 103 reviews

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