snazzyseahorse's reviews
11 reviews

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

This one was pretty good. I read the first one to prepare for the Netflix series that's starting that are based off of the books. I love Agatha's character and just feel sorry for her throughou the entire book. I hope for more for her in the upcoming books!

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

Listened to this on audio through Libby 🥰 Finding that I can squeeze in more books into my routine with these kids if I listen to audio books instead 🤣
I love the books soooo much more than the movies! There is more humor in the books and I think all the characters have more depth to them. I've been playing them in the car on the way to drop off my daughter to preschool and I've noticed she's actively listening and asking questions about the character. Definitely a fun way to read the series!

The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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? No

4.25

For the most part, I loved it! 
The book has a ton more to it than the show!
I highly recommend reading it at least once because there are areas and characters that don't exist in the shows. 
I also recommend listening to it instead of reading it because there are areas that are super hard to get through. I find that having it read to me was a lot easier 🤣

Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon

funny fast-paced

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

3.75

Another blue alien smut book 🤣 The heroine in this one was a bit more spunky and defensive, which I liked. A few corny moments but otherwise it was pretty good!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Definitely smutty blue alien erotica 🤣 For what it was I ended up enjoying most of it. In some editions there is a scene at the very beginning that could be a trigger for some people so look into it before you start.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Slavery

The Hobbit: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

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? No

5.0

If you had problems getting through the Lord of the Rings books, you might not with The Hobbit. I felt like it flowed better and had a bit more action and a bit less description. Definitely a good book overall! Plus, I love Bilbo's character!

Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

This one took me waaaaay too long to finish! I wouldn't say it was boring, but it felt like it was all world building and Ciri learning. There wasn't a ton of action, mostly build up to future books. It was just okay. 
I still will, probably, be getting the future books because I have heard good things!

Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void by Tim Lebbon

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I recently googled the recommended reading order of the Star Wars books if you wanted to stick closer to the chronological order. This was the recommended book to start with. 
I must say that I wasn't a huge fan. I love the world building and descriptive language so this one got a halfway good rating.
I found Lanoree's character to be bland. She also gets bonked on the head quite often for someone who's supposed to be a suuuuper good je'daii. I did enjoy Tre's character though. 
I'll be starting the short story soon that comes with it so we'll see how i like that one!