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79 reviews

Mrs England by Stacey Halls

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

if stacy halls has one fan, it's me

i just find her books so easy to consume, i love the historical aspects, i love the characters she writes and i love the way she builds atmosphere

i read mrs england in autumn, the second half of the book, i sat by the window during a storm and it has been the perfect setting

i worked out the main twist myself before the big reveal, i truly enjoyed piecing the mystery together. especially since ruby is an unreliable narrator, you have to pick up on the clues and secrets throughout the story yourself 

as with her other books, i feel the pacing gets a lot quicker in the final third but i wouldn't say it seems overly rushed

i just really enjoyed this read! can't wait for her next book honestly, i will keep coming back to her writing!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined by Stephenie Meyer

dark funny tense slow-paced

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

4.5

i unironically enjoyed this read, and i think i genuinely enjoyed it more than the original twilight..

something about edythe, jess and eleanor is soooo much sexier and interesting to me this way (im gay). also! malewife earnest cullen come get your kiss!!!!!

i loved the alternative ending tho it made me deeply sad for charlie

Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

this book is definitely my favourite in the trilogy!!! i read the last two thirds of the book in one sitting, i was hooked

i think the focus on character relationships in greywaren really made me love this, it's why the raven cycle is so well loved but it was a little lacking in books one and two of the dreamer trio

having finished greywaren i just want to go back and reread the original series and this one back to back!

i really enjoy the magic system of this world because it's just fucking bonkers, u really have to roll with the punches because maggie is truly going wild with it..

i cried like a baby after finishing this, and teared up multiple times during.. i just love these guys. maggie makes me adore her characters and i just can't help it!

"again and again they spiraled around and through one another, not ronan-and-adam but rather one entity that held both of them. they were happy and sad, angry and forgiven, they were wanted, they were wanted, they were wanted."

A Blue Ribbon Romance by C.M. Nascosta

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

this is so cosy and insanely horny amen

Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

started with "heehee minotaur porn" finished with "aww.. i love love"

Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.75

“ronan thought about adam’s gloves set upon his shoes in the mudroom. he thought about wanting to feel like he had been made for something more than dying”

Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

maggie's writing is sooo insane i never have a clue what is happening and if you can cope with that you'll have a great time

the raven cycle is one of my favourite fictional universes and to read this continuation felt painful at times because i wanted ronan pov all the time, especially at first

as the book progressed i cared more for the new characters, except carmen, her chapters dragged for me the whole story

pynch makes me feel fucking mental actually x

Opal by Maggie Stiefvater

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

i like to think that opal's adoration of adam is in part because she came from ronan's brain.. i love her connection to the both of them 

Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

this book feels so quiet and peaceful

i love how basically nothing happens.. it's just the gentle progression of the relationship between tsukiko and sensei, it's a very awkward and sweet intertwining of two lonely people 

i definitely was pretending the age gap was lesser during the story, it's my one and only complaint 

The Girl, the Cat and the Navigator by Matilda Woods

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

i really loved this book, it was just a really easy and magical tale to read

the themes of found family and discovering your own self worth are always winners!

the way oona's family treats her made me want to cry, im so happy she gets a happy ending with a family she makes for herself!