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The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
4.25
Many thoughts..... i just finished this like 10 mins ago so i am still swimming in my thoughts..... possibly will update
Of Blood and Aether by Harper Hawthorne
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
a soon-to-be cult fave among romantasy fans! this is a window onto arken and kieran slowly falling in love despite the barriers that stand between them & a happily-ever-after... but the barriers have teeth 🥲 the political&magic plotlines subtly unfolding in the background of their love story have me Theorizing but i have to wait for the next book(s) to find out if i'm right 😠but in the meantime at least we have the balm of the museum & bath scenes to help soothe the DRAMA of that ending
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.75
this is what people wanted evelyn hugo to be
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
4.5
i read this in one sitting...... it just compelled me...... it is now 6:40am
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
4.25
it took me several tries to get into this but once the plot started rolling it was WILD lucy foley has done it again
A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross
3.75
i really loved this initially, but it lost me a little bit in the last 1/3rd. i'm not referring to the twists, i liked those! but there were some parts i just wasn't jazzed about. some scenes didn't really carry as much emotional weight as they were trying to, and some just lagged without accomplishing the quiet resonance that they tried to have. only in this one part of the book though - the first 2/3rds of the book did not fail to do either of those things! that earlier success was what made it noticeable when it stopped being true, though. i have nothing to really complain about specifically, and nothing that i thought was Bad to warrant complaining. still looking forward to reading the sequel
My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
3.5
this was good! it should probably have an objectively higher rating, because there really isn't anything *wrong* with it, but it just didn't fully capture me. it was fine. i didn't fall in love with it though
The Other Half of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
3.25
she essentially took this as an opportunity to update book 1 to be more palatable for today's audiences and the current state of the genre. which i appreciate! most of my issues with book 1 were fixed in this version. i don't think it would work as a book on its own but it's good as a companion book. regrettably cat and bones will live in my head for a while >:( the angry face is because the source material is so.... well. lmfao.