undercovertidalwave's Reviews (81)

Ruin and Rising

Leigh Bardugo

4.0

The Queen of Nothing

Holly Black

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Poppy War

R.F. Kuang

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

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What a masterpiece. The mood turned so dark from beginning to end. I have never read anything like it and I doubt I ever will.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, Vomit, Cannibalism, Colonisation

Minor: Infertility, Excrement

Throne of Glass

Sarah J. Maas

4.0

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

4.0

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia

Moderate: Biphobia, Death, Sexism

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide

Door-to-Door Bookstore

Carsten Henn

3.0

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

The Wicked King

Holly Black

4.0

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Wow. I wont lie, it took me a while to get into this book, although its not the books fault, its tiktoks for spoiling the end for me. I knew what was to happen and it made me not want to read on because i knew i wasnt going to like how it ended. I always knew

Tayrn was fishy, although I was sad about the Ghost's betrayl.

It definitely picked up half way through and Jude's badassness kept me reading.
 4 stars as of just finishing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Vomit

A Court of Wings and Ruin

Sarah J. Maas

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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: Complicated

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Oh my goodness, what a whirlwind of emotions. I have never felt so much within such little time. It was gripping, shocking, scary. It made me mad, sad, happy and hopeful. The characters were so lovable and I felt connected to them. Okay, at times it was slow but oh my goodness the ending went so quickly. How could a 700paged book feel rushed to me??? I dont know. The only thing i disliked was the random times Feyre and Rhysand lusted eachother. Like in a war-camp surrounded by dying Illyrians- really??.

Honestly 4.5 stars at the moment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol

The Assassin's Blade

Sarah J. Maas

3.5

adventurous challenging dark sad tense 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

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I throughly enjoyed this book and I am eager to start the throne of glass series. I was hooked and invested in many of the chatacters, some of which i hope will return. Celaenas fate had me almost in tears and

  oh Sam . I wonder what sort of life they could have lived together.

3.5 stars as of just finishing it but that is subject to change in the next coming days whilst i think about the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Violence, Vomit

Minor: Trafficking, Sexual harassment

The Cruel Prince

Holly Black

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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What a book. Fast paced and interesting it kept me on my toes and got me out of a dreaded reading slump. If theres one thing ive learnt from this book is to never underestimate a badass female protag like Jude.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War