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122 reviews

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

Kill Your Darlings by L.E. Harper

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Violence, and Suicide

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair

adventurous challenging dark hopeful 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

5.0

The Silent Son by Alexis L. Menard

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

WOW! What an epic end to a beautiful duology filled with romance, vengeance, and action packed adventure! I absolutely loved returning to Ailsa and Vali’s story and enjoyed meeting all the new characters (even if Erik pissed me off for most of it 😅).  The ending was as epic as the classic tale of Ragnarok suggests. Alexis tied everything together so beautifully with the with both gut wrenchingly painful and heartwarming moments.

Run (do not walk) to read this series if you love: 

✨ Norse mythology

✨ Ragnarok retelling 

✨ Vikings and Fae

✨ Found family

✨ Second chance

✨ All the spice 🥵🥵🥵

I always enjoy reading Alexis L. Menard’s stories and can’t wait for the next one! Until then, I will be in my Viking and Norse Mythology era watching Vikings on Hulu 😅 

These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

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

3.75

These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan

adventurous funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

I Am Malala by Christina Lamb, Malala Yousafzai

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence