svilenasy4's reviews
68 reviews

Aurora's End by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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’m going to miss the characters now 😔😔💔

Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

3.75

Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

adventurous challenging emotional funny tense fast-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

3.0

3.5

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? N/A

3.5

Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved this book so so much, it’s my the first book of Taylor Reed Jenkins that i’ve read and it made me want to read all of her other books ! The only reason why I don’t give it full 5 stars is because I found some of the background characters really unnecessary. I didn’t care about most if not all of them, I didn’t want to know about their stories and how much kids they want or don’t want or who they are going to marry or not marry. I also thought the ending was a little bit… underwhelming? A bit rushed? But besides that everything else was perfect for me, definitely a must read.

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

2.0

I found the fmc insufferable at moments, she was bitching and complaining for 400 pages straight 😭 I will give “The Kingdom of the Cursed” another try, but I was really disappointed in this one 🥲

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

Insomnia by Sarah Pinborough

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0