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Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire

4.0

 I read Every Heart a Doorway for the first time last year and I wrote a review for it which you can read here. I did a reread of it this year and read the rest of the books that are currently out including the short stories. I read them back to back so they kind of all got scrambled in my brain so I thought I would just write a review on the series as a whole. These books are weird but in the best way. You definitely have to suspend disbelief but if you can do that I guarantee you will have fun with this series. I love how many worlds we get to learn about in this series. Some sound delightful and some no so much. I loved the characters some more than others of course. These are all novella length. For the most part I felt like we got a full story and I wasn't left feeling like I was missing something but at the same time I wanted more from each of the stories. Not because I felt like I was missing something I just wanted to know more about the characters and what happened after the ending of the book. We do get that answer for some of the characters in proceeding books so that was good. I've enjoyed each of the stories equally. I don't think I could pick a favorite but I do have favorite characters some of which I am still waiting on stories for so I hope those are coming. Overall I had fun reading these with Destiny and I can't wait for the next release.   

Juice Like Wounds by Seanan McGuire

4.0

 I read Every Heart a Doorway for the first time last year and I wrote a review for it which you can read here. I did a reread of it this year and read the rest of the books that are currently out including the short stories. I read them back to back so they kind of all got scrambled in my brain so I thought I would just write a review on the series as a whole. These books are weird but in the best way. You definitely have to suspend disbelief but if you can do that I guarantee you will have fun with this series. I love how many worlds we get to learn about in this series. Some sound delightful and some no so much. I loved the characters some more than others of course. These are all novella length. For the most part I felt like we got a full story and I wasn't left feeling like I was missing something but at the same time I wanted more from each of the stories. Not because I felt like I was missing something I just wanted to know more about the characters and what happened after the ending of the book. We do get that answer for some of the characters in proceeding books so that was good. I've enjoyed each of the stories equally. I don't think I could pick a favorite but I do have favorite characters some of which I am still waiting on stories for so I hope those are coming. Overall I had fun reading these with Destiny and I can't wait for the next release.   

In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire

4.0

 I read Every Heart a Doorway for the first time last year and I wrote a review for it which you can read here. I did a reread of it this year and read the rest of the books that are currently out including the short stories. I read them back to back so they kind of all got scrambled in my brain so I thought I would just write a review on the series as a whole. These books are weird but in the best way. You definitely have to suspend disbelief but if you can do that I guarantee you will have fun with this series. I love how many worlds we get to learn about in this series. Some sound delightful and some no so much. I loved the characters some more than others of course. These are all novella length. For the most part I felt like we got a full story and I wasn't left feeling like I was missing something but at the same time I wanted more from each of the stories. Not because I felt like I was missing something I just wanted to know more about the characters and what happened after the ending of the book. We do get that answer for some of the characters in proceeding books so that was good. I've enjoyed each of the stories equally. I don't think I could pick a favorite but I do have favorite characters some of which I am still waiting on stories for so I hope those are coming. Overall I had fun reading these with Destiny and I can't wait for the next release.   

Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

4.0

 I read Every Heart a Doorway for the first time last year and I wrote a review for it which you can read here. I did a reread of it this year and read the rest of the books that are currently out including the short stories. I read them back to back so they kind of all got scrambled in my brain so I thought I would just write a review on the series as a whole. These books are weird but in the best way. You definitely have to suspend disbelief but if you can do that I guarantee you will have fun with this series. I love how many worlds we get to learn about in this series. Some sound delightful and some no so much. I loved the characters some more than others of course. These are all novella length. For the most part I felt like we got a full story and I wasn't left feeling like I was missing something but at the same time I wanted more from each of the stories. Not because I felt like I was missing something I just wanted to know more about the characters and what happened after the ending of the book. We do get that answer for some of the characters in proceeding books so that was good. I've enjoyed each of the stories equally. I don't think I could pick a favorite but I do have favorite characters some of which I am still waiting on stories for so I hope those are coming. Overall I had fun reading these with Destiny and I can't wait for the next release.   

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

4.0

 I read Every Heart a Doorway for the first time last year and I wrote a review for it which you can read here. I did a reread of it this year and read the rest of the books that are currently out including the short stories. I read them back to back so they kind of all got scrambled in my brain so I thought I would just write a review on the series as a whole. These books are weird but in the best way. You definitely have to suspend disbelief but if you can do that I guarantee you will have fun with this series. I love how many worlds we get to learn about in this series. Some sound delightful and some no so much. I loved the characters some more than others of course. These are all novella length. For the most part I felt like we got a full story and I wasn't left feeling like I was missing something but at the same time I wanted more from each of the stories. Not because I felt like I was missing something I just wanted to know more about the characters and what happened after the ending of the book. We do get that answer for some of the characters in proceeding books so that was good. I've enjoyed each of the stories equally. I don't think I could pick a favorite but I do have favorite characters some of which I am still waiting on stories for so I hope those are coming. Overall I had fun reading these with Destiny and I can't wait for the next release.   

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

4.0

 I read Every Heart a Doorway for the first time last year and I wrote a review for it which you can read here. I did a reread of it this year and read the rest of the books that are currently out including the short stories. I read them back to back so they kind of all got scrambled in my brain so I thought I would just write a review on the series as a whole. These books are weird but in the best way. You definitely have to suspend disbelief but if you can do that I guarantee you will have fun with this series. I love how many worlds we get to learn about in this series. Some sound delightful and some no so much. I loved the characters some more than others of course. These are all novella length. For the most part I felt like we got a full story and I wasn't left feeling like I was missing something but at the same time I wanted more from each of the stories. Not because I felt like I was missing something I just wanted to know more about the characters and what happened after the ending of the book. We do get that answer for some of the characters in proceeding books so that was good. I've enjoyed each of the stories equally. I don't think I could pick a favorite but I do have favorite characters some of which I am still waiting on stories for so I hope those are coming. Overall I had fun reading these with Destiny and I can't wait for the next release.   

The Fine Print by Lauren Asher

4.5

 I joined a readlong on StoryGraph that was created by ashybear02. This is another one that I saw making the rounds and I was really interested in reading it so it was perfect timing. Destiny and I buddy read this one unfortunately she didn't like it however I loved it. Rowan our MMC is a hard pill to swallow. He's so rude to everyone and he can really piss you off at times. Zahra on the other hand is a ray of sunshine and she brought the humor. Each character grows some throughout the book with the biggest changes coming from Rowan. He's not perfect by no means but he does come to see the error of his ways. I guess because I knew that he was eventually going to have this big revelation by the end his horrid behavior didn't bother me as much. I definitely want to continue on with this series.  

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

5.0

 This was a highly anticipated release for this year and as you can tell by my rating it didn't disappoint. Was this a favorite from Sarah J. Maas? No. Did I love it non the less? Absolutely!! This is action packed from the get go and it keeps that momentum all throughout the book. This one didn't have the emotional gut punch that some of her other books have but it still had me on the edge of my seat. I've seen where a lot of people have been disappointed by this book but for me it was everything I wanted. I did have a couple issues with what certain characters did because it was so pointless but overall another great instalment. I cannot wait for her next release.  

For He Can Creep by Siobhan Carroll

2.5

 I can't remember who brought this book to my attention a while ago but I saved it on Everand and I thought it would be a perfect read for the 29 in 29 challenge I did this month. I buddy read this with Destiny and I suggest you read her review or anyone else's for that matter because I seem to have an unpopular opinion. I'm pretty new to the horror genre and I am still learning what I like and what I don't like and unfortunately this one didn't work for me. This was weird. I wasn't expecting it to be written in the cats POV so that threw me off at first and I just think that horror books that have deeper meanings behind them aren't for me. This isn't the first time this has been the case for me.  

The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman

3.0

 This is only my 2nd Fredrik Backman book. Going into this one you are going to be confused at first but by the end everything is clear. This is a very short read and some of the pages just have images on them. I feel like this one needed to be longer for me to get the emotional gut punch that I assume was intended. I just didn't connect to the story or the characters enough to get emotional over the outcome. That said though I did still like it I just needed more from it.