skyegbooks's reviews
129 reviews

Show Stopper by Hayley Barker
Did not finish book. Stopped at 60%.

Hated the insta love trope.

Had to DNF after Ben was thinking of randomly kissing Hoshikos hand without her permission

The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black

adventurous dark hopeful sad 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

4.25

The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-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

I was interested in the plot and it was easy to get into, knowing the characters already and all. however the end plot twist was severely obvious.

The Castaways by Lucy Clarke

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Loved the beginning and the premise. Hated the ending.

National Geographic The secret life of dogs by

informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.25

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

The ending is so bad none of it makes any logical sense.

The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-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

4.25

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

challenging emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

4.75

Austen undoubtedly portrayed some controversial characters for the time, which make the book all the more interesting as reading it from a 21st century perspective is COMPLETELY different and often humorous. All of her characters are so undoubtedly individual and so human that with all of them comes fault, but they are lovely. There are multiple meanings that you can contrive from this novel they are all so perspective altering it was truly so interesting to read a book written by such a notable author for such a time period. I really enjoyed how she portrayed expectations of women in the 18th century and her obvious opinions of them.