rachel_langella's reviews
50 reviews

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

adventurous funny fast-paced

4.5

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

4.5

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Abel's Omega by Ann-Katrin Byrde

medium-paced

3.0

The Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. Linde

adventurous emotional tense 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

5.0

A retelling of Beauty and the Beast that mixes urban fantasy with Celtic mythology and throws in a healthy dash of socio-political intrigue. 

The Flowered Blade by Taylor Hubbard

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

You know how well-done angst can hurt so good that it makes you teary-eyed? That was me reading this book. The modern-sounding language used in dialogue was a little jarring in the fantasy setting, and I think the narrative could have been tighter, but the emotional angst hit all my buttons just right. 

Snow by Ronald Malfi

dark tense fast-paced

3.0

Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell

dark

3.0

The Reclusive Mountain Man by Casey Cox

fast-paced

3.0