nicoledelairs's reviews
36 reviews

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 1 by Kamome Shirahama

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Something is Killing the Children Vol. 5 by James Tynion IV

dark

3.0

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

We need more magically sentient or semi-sentient buildings in novels!!! It adds so many fun opportunities, and I just love the idea that a person has a magical effect on the place they spend their time in. 
As for the rest of the book, I thought it was great. The characters felt real and their relationships with one another were intriguing to me as a reader and they felt like they developed naturally.
I love the magic system in this series and I am excited to read more. 

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

adventurous dark 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

4.0

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

An interesting look into how the Hunger Games were developed and changed into what they were in the main trilogy.
I hate Snow; he's a delusional, psychopathic, megalomaniac, however I was intrigued enough to keep reading (listening) and find out what happens next.
There were many likeable and even lovable characters in this novel, and many of them gave Snow opportunities to see the wrongs of the capital, to grow as a person, and to be loved and have healthy relationships, but he sees them all as beneath him and just uses them. 

I think the last encounter between Snow and Lucy Gray really shows his true character and what a delusional person he is; as I listened to his make up this story in his head that painted him as a victim and Lucy Gray as someone who has betrayed him and come up with some crazy plot to turn him in, all I could do was angrily grip my steering wheel as I thought of several more likely scenarios from Lucy Gray's point of view. I think this was the last string that snapped, and that we start to see the real monster he becomes from this scene as well as the epilogue.

Overall, I did enjoy this book, despite my undying hatred and total lack of sympathy for its' main character. 

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

3.75