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Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I didn’t expect it to be spicy from the very beginning! I would rate it 1.5 - 2 on the spicy rate! I liked the first one, but I LOVED this one! I have so many theories about Emilia, I expected the plot twist about wrath! I didn’t see the final plot twist coming! I need the third book now! 
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A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro

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challenging funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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The Magicians by Lev Grossman

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

2.0

I wanted to like this book but it wasn’t for me. I saw the tv serie and I absolutely loved it, so I was sooo excited to read the books (because usually they’re better then the serie or the movie right?), but I found this book too slow for me. The real action it’s just a scene of two pages at almost the end of the book! The Beast, the main villain, appears just two time and that’s it?! What? Where are the battles?! 
I wanted more action and less Q thinking about Alice’s perfect breasts! 
Maybe one day I’ll continue the other two books, but for now I’ll stop to this one.
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Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

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adventurous challenging 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? Yes

5.0

This book was amazing, incredibly funny and a spark of joy in my life! The Aunties are simply amazing and the Indonesian Chinese culture is so precious,I loved all the traditional ceremonies before the wedding, especially the one where the groom has to do some dares to enter in the the bride’s chambers! The dynamics between Meddy and her Aunties were epic! That women should revisit their priorities ahah my favorite Auntie? Second Aunt for sure, she and her Tai Chi moves killed me every time! 
The miscommunication was golden and the cause of all these problems ahah
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