thedragonqueen's reviews
208 reviews

Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Thank you to Feiwel & Friends and Netgalley for and advanced reader copy!
Boarding school Mean Girls? Yes, please. Sapphic Muslim main character? YES, PLEASE!  Mysterious disappearance and dark secrets? Sign me up! 
Where Sleeping Girls Lie was insightful, compelling, and heart wrenching. I love a good thriller and this did not disappoint. I didn't see so many twists that came and fell in love with these complex characters. This YA Contemporary thriller dives heavily into experiences so many of us women have in our lifetimes and I’m thankful to Faridah for telling this story. 

Please check trigger warnings before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Death, and Murder

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Malice by Heather Walter

4.0

Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner

adventurous challenging hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

“Knowledge can bring pain in place of ignorance, terror in place of hope. Whatever place your strength has come from, it is still yours. You choose what to do with it.”

Sunbringer, the compelling sequel to Godkiller, is possibly my favorite read for the year. I loved returning to Kissen, Inara and Elo, as well as meeting some new faces. 

I loved meeting new gods and old, and the dynamics with the humans as well.

I highly recommend this series if you like fantasy but prefer a shorter read. 

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

Dauntless by Elisa A. Bonnin

adventurous tense fast-paced

4.0

American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky by Elizabeth Wein, Sherri L. Smith

4.0

Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

I thought I didn’t like Romantasy but this book changed my mind! The perfect slow burn, enemies to lovers, fae and elven book ever!