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Knight Owl and Early Bird by Christopher Denise
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
5.0
A worthy sequel to the absolutely delightful Knight Owl!
The Rat-Catcher's Daughter by KJ Charles
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? No
4.0
This was a lovely little brutal novella with a queer ace romance that totally took me by surprise. My first KJ Charles (about damn time, I know) and as much as I loved the mains here, I can tell that it’s all about Temp and Jerry, so I’m super excited to dive into the rest of the series.
An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
This one took me a minute because of being sick and because the pacing is dead slow— it’s wildly improved from the first one, this one was just slow as opposed to all over the place. (But I’m excited for book 3 to be an improvement on that🤞. I definitely recommend the audio on these.) I liked it better than the first one, but the pairing was still a bit overly instalove for my tastes. This one wasn’t even so much the timing on them falling in love, but I didn’t really get why they were so into each other? Particularly Manuela is all in love after Cora’s just been squiring her around to boring functions. Manuela’s issues with her parents seemed like they were given greater weight than Cora’s also, where Cora was focused rightfully on protecting her kid. And again the end gets crazy… without the proper bananas follow through.
Puck Shy by Kayla Grosse
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0