stardust_heidi's reviews
501 reviews

Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

The love I have for this series…….

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

Oh. My god. I’m so glad I kept this book and gave it another change. I absolutely loved it. 

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Sisters in Arms by Kaia Alderson

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted 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

4.25

Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto

adventurous emotional lighthearted tense 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

So much fun!

Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A solid ending to the series. I did find myself bored at times and tired of the constant boy drama, but whatever. I’m glad she chose

George in the end.

 

The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

3.75

In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Truly, Madly, Deeply by Alexandria Bellefleur

emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

I kind of struggled with this one, to be honest. For all she was pushing her parents to stay together, I kept thinking she is the one who needed to get some professional advisement. It worked out well by the end, and I’m glad she had not just her parents, but also Collin along the way to kind of keep her in check. Her hot/cold dramatics regarding her own relationship with Collin were kind of obnoxious. 

This is heavy on the sexual content with

lots of messy sex play, which personally squicks me out once multiple body fluids are involved. Just not my personal preference.

I DID really like the banter and "I love to dislike you” snark between Truly and Collin, especially because they managed to keep it up the whole book. Also, the scene on her doorstep. *fans self*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

The way this was SO much better than Iron Flame. 

But also, wtf Rebecca. Stop it with the endings

that end in a cliffhanger and make me want to rip my heart out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail