stephanienotnicks's Reviews (94)

House of Earth and Blood

Sarah J. Maas

4.75

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Love Letters to the Dead

Ava Dellaira

4.25

emotional hopeful 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

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4.25 stars. It brought me to tears. Such a tragic yet beautiful coming-of-age story about figuring out how to navigate the world and our place in it. It took me a long time to read it, but not because I didn’t enjoy it. Baldur’s Gate 3 displaced a lot of my reading time 😅

Twisted Love

Ana Huang

2.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Court of Silver Flames

Sarah J. Maas

5.0

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Neil Gaiman

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Court of Frost and Starlight

Sarah J. Maas

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

A Court of Wings and Ruin

Sarah J. Maas

5.0

adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Verity

Colleen Hoover

5.0

A Court of Thorns and Roses

Sarah J. Maas

5.0

Mercury Pictures Presents

Anthony Marra

3.5

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3.5 stars. The format of the book was much like a dramatic film, skipping without smooth transition from one scene to another, the character focus, setting, and even the time usually different. This made it somewhat difficult to get into a smooth flow of reading. A profound and meaningful story, though.