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153 reviews

The First Loss by J.D. Linton

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Funny Story by Emily Henry

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Beach Read by Emily Henry

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love this book a little more every time i read it. 

Funny Story by Emily Henry

emotional funny 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

5.0

A Fate of Wrath & Flame by K.A. Tucker

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

George Orwell's 1984 An Audible Original adaptation by George Orwell

dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Golden Son by Pierce Brown

adventurous emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I mean this in the most respectful way possible: what the actual fuck, Pierce Brown?

Fire Falling by Elise Kova

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The last quarter of this book was really enjoyable and upped my rating from an overall 3 to a 3.75.

The least enjoyable aspect of this book was how unbearable Vhalla was. She started out with her “woe is me, I am nothing, i am no one” persona in book one, and I was able to look over it. However, in this book, she was stating it every chance she got to the point that I just wanted to completely remove her from the story.

I have a passionate hate for self-deprecating and/or self-pitying characters ESPECIALLY when they are the main character. So she almost made me not want to finish this book, lol. But I really loved many of the side characters and the story itself was enjoyable and intriguing.

You can definitely tell where Kova got her inspo for the story (Avatar: The Last Airbender), and at times it almost feels as though Kova was a little too inspired by the show. But overall, despite the story not being all that original and the main character making me want to slam my head into a wall at regular intervals, I had a fun time reading it and it kept me entertained.

Air Awakens by Elise Kova

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was so enjoyable! It definitely had its flaws and you can this is some of her earlier works, but overall it was really fun to read and easy to fall into! The world is really interesting and kind of gives ATLA vibes with the elemental magic system. I had a lot of fun reading it!