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Iron & Embers by Helen Scheuerer

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3.0

This was alright - I fear I do like a bodyguard romance. The political/world-building def needed more explanation, cause I really didn't get what these rebels or whatever are so up in arms about.

Not sure how I feel about the ending, I might read the sequel to see how it plays out
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The Favorites by Layne Fargo

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emotional 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

4.5

I DEVOURED THIS! The audio narration was SO GOOD!! It was like listening to a documentary about real ice skaters (positive).

I didn't realize this author writes thrillers so it got a little whacky at the end. This would make SUCH a good movie!
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Fan Service by Rosie Danan

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funny 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

This was just fun, idk I like Rosie's silly plotlines. Like a guy who plays a werewolf on TV suddenly turns into one and his number one fan is the only person who can figure out how to help him? He stands up to her childhood (and honestly adult) bully? AND SHE'S A BISEXUAL VEGAN? Yeah I was sat.
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Ebony Gate by Julia Vee, Ken Bebelle

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2.0

Run away now, this was so bad. The writing was extremely repetitive: like I cannot count how many times I heard about her BuSINEsS ParTNeR tESSa!!??!?! - I'm not dumb I remember you telling me who Tessa was a page ago...

"I loved urban camo" 
"To access the records, I had to step into the dragon's mouth. Cute. I rolled my eyes and stepped through."

Honestly it read like YA in the worst ways
Spells For Forgetting by Adrienne Young

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3.5

The mystery definitely kept me reading!
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Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

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3.0

This started out with potential but it ultimately did not hold my attention and fell flat. Do not compare this to Miyazaki how dare you
The Song Rising by Samantha Shannon

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4.0

I love that as this series progresses we get wider maps and larger world-building. SS really knows what she's doing. 

Paige is a menace fr.
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Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

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4.0

A little too pandemic focused but I did really like the idea/message behind it
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The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

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medium-paced

4.0

I enjoyed this! Didn’t blow me away, but especially for self-published fantasy it was good (bc I did audio and tandem physical and only found slight word changes so it seems like not a lot was edited from the og version). I struggled a tad bit with the world building, but I hope that it will make more sense as I continue the series. I’m also not a big tournament trope girlie :/ I did really like the romance and the ending was kwazy. Excited to keep on with this...
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We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia

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emotional 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

3.25

This was a bit of a letdown from the first book, which I really enjoyed! It's not that I minded the pov shift to Carmen (I think logically that makes sense for the storyline) but actually the plot moved so slowly. There really wasn't a whole lot going on until the very end, and so the shift to a more character focused storyline just didn't really work for me. Bummer :(
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