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157 reviews

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

 i am taking what happens at the end of this book as a personal offense 

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.0

 imagining game!geralt was the only thing that got me through this one 

The Hourglass Throne by K.D. Edwards

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

5.0

rune and brand my beloveds <333

Bonded by Thorns by Elizabeth Helen

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

I would do anything for Ezryn I promise.

My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine

funny lighthearted 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

5.0

sexy awkward vampire? smash.

The Fortress by S.A. Jones

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

 i spent way too long trying to figure out what everyone was wearing in this

but i found myself wanting more when this was over. and i think that might be part of the point 

Prince of the Sorrows by Kellen Graves

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

 okay i finished this last night and i have not stopped thinking about it through to today because the last 100 pages had every ounce of angst i needed. truly i need that second book immediately 

Wolfsong by TJ Klune

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

 thank you to tor for providing me with a copy of wolfsong!

first of all, i love the rebrand of the covers for this series. this book was up and down for me. when it was good, i couldn't put it down and ate it up. when things got slow, i found myself simply reading to get to the good parts that i knew were coming. i enjoyed most of the characters and i am a sucker for a found family (which every tj klune book seems to have and i eat it up). 

Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

 Thank you to the publisher for the opportunity to read this book early! The back cover said it would be for lovers of Priory of the Orange Tree and the show Castlevania, and it did not disappoint on either of those fronts. I tore through this much faster than I usually do with big fantasy books. The world is as rich and interesting as Priory and the vampires are as fun and queer as in in Castlevania, along with some wonderful nods to the show that I appreciated (hello Breaker!). I loved this book, and I hope we get another story from this world! 

The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

 thanks to the publisher for providing me with an arc of this book!

this book was good and i thoroughly enjoyed it, but it didn't floor me the way albert's previous book "our crooked hearts" did. the "goddess game" that is the basis of the supernatural plot is compelling and i found myself thinking about it when i put the book down and trying to figure out what it is. some of it is left a little vague at the end of the book, which i actually enjoyed, because the main characters don't really know how it works either.

overall, if you like ya horror/thriller, pick this one up.