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ohnoitsaghost's Reviews (792)

Alone With You in the Ether

Olivie Blake

1.25

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Alien Clay

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.0

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Vanishing World

Sayaka Murata

4.25

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Private Rites

Julia Armfield

4.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Nevernight

Jay Kristoff

3.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

First half was very very rough. Jay must have gotten a new editor for the "Empire" trilogy because the amount of metaphors and similes was nearly unbearable. Also I think it was mentioned approximately a thousand times that Mia is 16 years old and the cat is made of shadows, we can stop mentioning it at a certain point, you know? Second half picked up a lot and saved me from DNFing, much more interesting once the plot picked up.

I love Jay and the "Empire" series but I do find it weird when men write about children, especially girls (in this case, a 16-yo), having sex and getting magical boob jobs. Will try book 2.