rationalnerd's Reviews (92)

Critical Role: Vox Machina - Stories Untold

Martin Cahill, Jess Barber, Rory Power, Aabria Iyengar, Nibedita Sen, Izzy Wasserstein, Sarah Glenn Marsh, Critical Role, Rebecca Coffindaffer, Kendra Wells, Sam Maggs

4.5

adventurous lighthearted

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar

5.0

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Blades in the Dark

John Harper

4.0

Good ttrpg

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

3.75

adventurous reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

The Mighty Nein: Part 2

Matthew Mercer, Dani Carr

4.5

adventurous inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Delightful read! The art is absolutely stunning, and I really enjoyed Iva Deshin's PoV, she's fun and cute!

Critical Role: Tales of Exandria Volume 2--Artagan

Matthew Mercer, Sam Maggs

4.5

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The House in the Cerulean Sea

TJ Klune

5.0

funny inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Streams of Silver: Dungeons & Dragons: Book 2 of The Icewind Dale Trilogy

R.A. Salvatore

3.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Art of The Legend of Vox Machina

Meredith Kecskemety

4.25

informative inspiring fast-paced

Such a pretty book! Really glad we got this.

Matrix

Lauren Groff

1.5

medium-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

It didn't work for me. The prose is tricky (no dialogue markers, long sentences) and I didn't manage to care for the main character or her story. Almost DNFed, and I never DNF.

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