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342 reviews

The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

HORDE - Das Erste Zeitalter: Was Helden tun für Heldentum by Pandorya, PhunkRoyal, Gronkh, Liza Grimm

adventurous funny fast-paced

5.0

The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

I love everything about this book, and the little side Story represented in the art has my heart, absolutely recommend!
Also a great starting point for Sanderson. 

The Shattered Lands by Brenna Nation
Did not finish book. Stopped at 2%.

Writing absolutely not for me

The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

This reads like a Hunger Games x X-Men Fanfic by someone who'd like If We Were Villains.
That would be fine, just not my vibe, but every second sentence is about someones 🍆 and EVERYTHING is spelled out for you over and over again, no emotional layers, it's just laid out so many times. 
And I didn't like how it was sold as fantasy and magic and all you get is "she shifted the molecular structure" and guns.

I see the buildup for a dark academia and the critique that could be to come, which I would like, but getting there is not worth it for me.

The Tower of Swallows by Andrzej Sapkowski

3.75

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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

5.0