poseidons_siren's reviews
173 reviews

Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

4.0

Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina
Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.

I will be reading this one later, but the narrator in the audiobook is so monotone it is infuriating. It makes listening to it feel like I'm drowning. 

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

I may pick it back up later, but the many POVs from characters I don't care about and haven't been given a reason to care about is way too much. Maybe I'll try to read it digitally later. 

The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

All in all it was a good book, I won't deny that. It was super diverse, tackled systemic oppression and colonialism and cultural erasure in a fantastic way, I don't think I liked the FMC as much as I thought I would but I can also see how her abrasive personality is by design. Idk, I can't and won't say anything bad about it because it is a GREAT book, I think I just may be the problem here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

River of Shadows by Karina Halle

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Not gonna lie, the pop culture references really threw me for a few loops like the actual use of "YEET" repeatedly, and mentioning TikTok, and things of the like. Don't get me wrong, it's a decent retelling of Hades and Persephone / Beauty and the Beast, and it's pretty damn spicy, but it's just not a 4 star read for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death

A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

I was HOOKED. Absolutely addicted.
The FMC is sarcastic and snarky and hilarious, the antagonist is believable and better yet, you don't know if the antagonist or protagonist is in the right! You are given both sides so clearly that you can kind of root for both sides. 

The tension between Sylvia and Arin is so good and it's so aggressive and "I want to murder you" and I was LIVING FOR IT.