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Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
5.0
Let me start this by saying that I love horror, but I am also a scaredy cat. This book was suggested to me by a friend, and I am so happy they suggested it.
There were parts of this book that I had to take breaks from because I got too scared, but as soon as I felt up to it I would pick it right back up again! I was also super impressed with all the research that must have went into writing this book. There were so many little details all put together.
I am also extremely grateful for the representation of an autistic lesbian character as I am an autistic lesbian myself and I never thought I would feel represented in that way. The character was written so well and I was very attached to her while reading the book.
If you're a horror fan I definitely recommend this book!
There were parts of this book that I had to take breaks from because I got too scared, but as soon as I felt up to it I would pick it right back up again! I was also super impressed with all the research that must have went into writing this book. There were so many little details all put together.
I am also extremely grateful for the representation of an autistic lesbian character as I am an autistic lesbian myself and I never thought I would feel represented in that way. The character was written so well and I was very attached to her while reading the book.
If you're a horror fan I definitely recommend this book!
A History of Madness by Rebecca Crunden
5.0
I loved that this book kept the same feeling of adventure as the one previous, and the stakes just keep getting higher for these characters.
While I still absolutely loved this book, I will admit I didn't like reading from Nate's perspective as much as I did from Kitty's. I think that is just a personal preference now that I've thought about it more though. You're always going to like reading from the perspective of characters you like better. I originally tagged this read as four stars because I didn't really like Nate as much in this book as I did in the first book, but it's still a really well written story that is worth reading. I think my actual rating would be 4.5 if goodreads let us do that.
I also appreciated some darker themes being explored as we get more and more little hints throughout about how the kingdom works and how everyone is connected.
(Also I definitely should've put two and two together about Nate, all the hints were there, but I did not and I almost gasped when I found out.)
While I still absolutely loved this book, I will admit I didn't like reading from Nate's perspective as much as I did from Kitty's. I think that is just a personal preference now that I've thought about it more though. You're always going to like reading from the perspective of characters you like better. I originally tagged this read as four stars because I didn't really like Nate as much in this book as I did in the first book, but it's still a really well written story that is worth reading. I think my actual rating would be 4.5 if goodreads let us do that.
I also appreciated some darker themes being explored as we get more and more little hints throughout about how the kingdom works and how everyone is connected.
(Also I definitely should've put two and two together about Nate, all the hints were there, but I did not and I almost gasped when I found out.)