ashtree_'s reviews
76 reviews

Inferno by Dante Alighieri

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

this was the longest written history of anyone's personal beef I have ever read

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

5.0

Black Canary: Ignite by Meg Cabot, Cara McGee

2.0

black canary hates cops she told me herself

The Secret of White Stone Gate by Julia Nobel

mysterious fast-paced

3.0

the ending.

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

the best part was figuring out who the other star wars characters were

Star Wars Visions: Ronin by Emma Mieko Candon

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

3.25

The story is beautiful, the characters are captivating, but the pacing was so hard for me to follow. I found myself having to read pages over and over because I couldn't understand how we could spend 4 paragraphs on a dream sequence but only 2 lines on a character death. I just wish some of the moments were expanded upon more so I actually knew what was going on.

The Sorcerer of Pyongyang: A Novel by Marcel Theroux

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

4.0

first of all check the TWs!! This book had so much to offer and I feel like I need to know more.

finding out it was a "true" story was insane and put a lot of my critiques of the book into perspective. why did the narrator sometimes use first person pronouns? bc he was actually writing the book from his pov. why did the book seem like it was written from some British guy's pov and not someone in the universe? bc it was! everything makes more sense now

anyway the book was a quick read and I enjoyed it, although it stressed me out non-stop for the 48 hours I spent reading it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Animal cruelty

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

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

4.0

really amazing sequel <3 leigh bardugo really knows how to write a slow burn

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis

medium-paced

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

4.0