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Corin and the Courtier by Eliot Grayson

funny lighthearted 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? Yes

3.0

I was funny and readable, but I hoped for some plot (and by plot I mean romance, getting together, not instalust and falling into bed together the first night and then not doing anything else).

The Seventh Swan by Megan Derr

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

Megan's fairytale retellings are her best works. I just wished it was a bit longer to properly develop the romance. 

Weyward by Emilia Hart

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

I really liked the writing style, it was poetic, descriptive, and evocative. The narrators were also doing their best, I especially liked the one reading Altha's chapters. And yet, the book didn't work for me as well as I had hoped. I came here for female rage and got female suffering. I knew it beforehand, of course, but I didn't realize how long it would take to get to the revenge part (two thirds of 11hrs book? that's A LOT). I was also a bit disappointed how simplistic it felt. Women are helpless victims, men are sociopathic villains, sex is disgusting. I know it was the point of the book, but it still felt, I don't know, too on the nose? Not nuanced enough? Thank heavens for Graham, at least. I think I wouldn't judge the book so harshly if there were no supernatural elements in the story. Witches are cool (I'm primarily a fantasy reader after all), but I would prefer if the women didn't have to rely on magic to find their strength (what hope it brings to us, mere mortals?). If they could find help in their community, maybe other women, if you want to write about female rage? But it would be completely different book, I know.

A Thief in the Night by KJ Charles

adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

How Not to Kill Yourself: A Survival Guide for Imaginative Pessimists by Set Sytes

funny informative fast-paced

4.0

I, personally, did not vibe with the author's sense of humor as much as I'd like, but on the other hand the audiobook's narrator sounded just like Wayne from Mistborn era 2 so there is that.

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.0

That was fun. The only thing I didn't like was

the marriage proposal

, it came from nowhere.

Pravda o cukru: jak krevní cukr ovlivňuje kvalitu našeho života by Jessie Inchauspé

informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Spatřil jsem svou tvář by Petr Hruška

reflective

2.0

Nádherná obálka, ale tím výčet pozitiv končí. Už dlouho se mi nestalo, že by se se mnou nějaká kniha až tak moc minula. Nechápu, za co to vyhrálo Magnesii Literu, já si ze čtení neodnáším vůbec nic.

The Tower at the Edge of the World by Victoria Goddard

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Oh Fitzroy <3

Natsume's Book of Friends, Vol. 30 by Yuki Midorikawa

5.0