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Chain of Thorns, by Cassandra Clare
medium-paced
4.0
I'm not sure how I feel about this. First off and above all, . Next, the pacing was weird. Not terrible, just odd, a little erratic. Really took its time on the Matthew-Cordelia-James thing at the beginning, breezed by so many other events that should've been expanded (e.g. James telling everyone about the bracelet, hello, it was supposed to be such an important scene that the past two books built up, and then it was just...that). Thirdly--and maybe most importantly--I found the payoff to be just, alright.
Clockwork Princess just cannot be dethroned, ever.
Spoiler
Christopher's death was so unnecessary and poorly handled it barely affected meClockwork Princess just cannot be dethroned, ever.
These Violent Delights, by Micah Nemerever
4.5
Engrossing read, but personally found the ending a bit too vague or honestly confusing for my liking and that kind of hurt the reading experience which would otherwise have been much more satisfying if it were clearer.
Babel: An Arcane History, by R.F. Kuang
4.5
Rf Kuang doesn’t disappoint, but i had a few (major) qualms with the execution of this book: one, too much exposition that even encompassed the characters’ relationships, and this to me just did not help the emotional build up a lot, that, although the end was great, the payoff could’ve been way way better if we got more scenes and interactions instead of going over what they did and how they felt; two, lack of nuance/too much in your face explanation, but this is personal and i get that some people like that, but i just thought it was excessive to the point of it coming off as distrusting the readers’ comprehension; three, might just be me, but for it’s length and the divisions in which the significant events/information happen, it could’ve been compressed by a lot, and i’m looking at that chunky middle with a ton of translation facts.
The Wild Iris, by Louise Glück
4.75
This is exactly my kind of poetry! Accessible language yet incredibly striking, often brutal, always exquisite.
You've Reached Sam, by Dustin Thao
3.0
Some parts were painful, yeah. But overall this book was subpar. The execution could've been way better, but the characters were stale bread. The conversations just dragged on and felt empty. Most of this could've been compressed into significantly less pages if it weren't so filled with dull, repetitive dialogue. I'm sorry but not even Sam had personality enough to make me grieve for him.
Today Tonight Tomorrow, by Rachel Lynn Solomon
4.0
okay this was really cute but...after they got together everything just happened to fast?