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65 reviews

Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher

4.75

Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher

5.0

The Light of All That Falls by James Islington

4.25

An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington

4.0

The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

A deeply mysterious book.  People are not who they seem.  Ancient lore is ever present, but knowledge of it is fragmented, especially by our main characters.  Lots of political intrigue.  There is a solid, tragic through plot line. The magic is interesting.   I cannot wait to start the sequel to see what happens next! 

Strong recommendation to people who like chonky fantasy and enjoy finding new mysteries and answers as they go along.  

The Fourth Consort by Edward Ashton

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

A bit of a slower start, but I was completely engaged by the end.  I finished the audiobook in two days!

I found some of the modern language a bit off putting, but not to the point where it was bothersome.  I also found the choice of a female narrator to voice what was primarily a male POV interesting, but she did a good job with it. 

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

adventurous challenging funny mysterious relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The Words of Kings and Prophets by Shauna Lawless

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Spy x Family, Vol. 6 by Tatsuya Endo

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Spy x Family, Vol. 5 by Tatsuya Endo

3.0

Wow, this one just did not hit for me.  The whole need to cook, clean, sew, and generally be a domestic goddess on the part of the women characters is getting pretty tired, even though they have jobs and lives of their own. I also find the school missions to be less interesting and they made up a large part of this volume.

I did like how the slow burn of the fake marriage continues and the way that Loid steps up to domestic chores without complaint.  Also need more Bond.

I am continuing with this series on the strength of the earlier volumes, but if the series had begun this way, I would have DNFed it