ruby_tuesday's Reviews (109)

emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
funny hopeful informative lighthearted fast-paced

Though I may not read many books from this genre, I will say that Naya's biography has this charm to it that you know she put her heart and soul into writing it. Her tone of voice especially in the audiobook version, is so enticing and makes her stories so entertaining. Naya has this charm about her that makes it seem as if your high school friends just catching up over a cup of coffee.
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: Yes

To Kill a Kingdom

Alexandra Christo

DID NOT FINISH
adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

There is so much i loved about this book from the chemistry between the characters to the actual stakes full of suspense. I really appreciate Berry for placing valuable historic notes at the end of the novel and how she interpreted real life events to make this story. A captivating and heartwarming historical romance i can’t help but recommend.
adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous tense medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really did want to like this novel. The concept was interesting, despite being very similar to many other YA novels, (ex. Red Queen). What stopped me from liking this novel was its poor execution. The book fails to invest in its characters and skims over important world building that would really help to immerse the audience into the story. I really liked how the book quickly jumped into Adelina's struggles in the beginning however this also made the remainder of the story drag on. I admire the choice to make Adalina a flawed character, however I feel it wasn't explored as well as it should have been. As a whole, The Young Elites had a lot of potential but didn't necessarily meet the mark.
emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes

A cute romance with lots of drama