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78 reviews

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

Maybe if I liked Shakespear just a little bit more. Maybe if I was more of a theatre kid maybe I would have like this just a little bit more.
On the other hand, I found the story very interesting and all the emotions that characters had. It felt real. The writing is amazing too, it's a good reminder that you can writer however you want. Just make it brilliant.

Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen
Did not finish book. Stopped at 36%.

So many questions why which you know won't be explained. Not a very well written or exciting book overall.

My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga

emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.5

It was an interesting book to read and emotional one. If I was still a teenage girl I would probably declare it one of my favourites. The writing is nice, the flow was very nice.

I'm just not sure how much I'm keen on books where two people fall in love and everything is good in the world

 

The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book more than the second one but I still believe that it's not that serious. A book can be shorter. I could get passed Rin's obnoxiousness in this book and sometimes she seemed a bit smarter. The ending was a bit prolonged too but still a very nice conclusion to the series.

A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I have enjoyed unravelling this mystery with Effy and Preston. Especially the little clues that were left throughout the book (happy to say I was able to pick on them and reveal everything to myself as we reached the middle of the book). I'm not quite short why the book is not 5 stars for me. Maybe it's a bit slowness at the begging. I feel like the romance part happened a bit too fast. But I liked the writing of the book and there are really great sentences there and quotes. Plus the way the author has created this world was brilliant.

The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

I had a really hard time getting into the book and connecting with the characters. It took me half of the book but by the time I was turning the last page I knew that I liked them all. 

Lietuvos vizionierės. 10 įspūdžiografijų by Elena Gasiulytė

informative reflective slow-paced

2.0

Nors tik pradėjusi skaityti knyga tikrai sudomino, verčiant paskutinius puslapius tik ir galvojau, kada gi viskas baigsis. Kaip pati minėjo knygoje, tai per ją perteiktas pasakojimas apie Lietuvos vizionieres, bet kartais atrodė, kad moterys buvo pamirštos ir tai tapo knyga apie Gasiulyte. Kaip istorijos ir faktų mylėtojai tai tikrai pradėjo nervinti. 
"Ši knyga - bandymas pasišnekėti su dešimčia Lietuvos kultūrai svarbių asmenybių" bet nors ir kai kurios asmenybės buvo įdomios, kai kurios nėra svarbios būtent Lietuvos kūlturai. Taip, įdomūs žmonės, kurie turi lietuviško kraujo bet ar tikrai tiek turime mažai moterų, kurios darė įtaka Lietuvoje, o ne Amerikoje? Vienintelis plius, tai kad man patiko sužinoti apie šias moterys ir gal kada pasigilinsiu labiau apie jas nei autorė leido šioje knygoje.

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

dark emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoy the writing and the storytelling of the book. I was interested in what will happen next even though all of my predictions were right. Still interesting to read though! 

Pusiau paklydęs by Sally Green

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was definitely better than the second one. The writing was better (at least the translation didn't seem as cringe as the last one). I was disappointed by how easy it was for Nathan to get his revenge but I did start to care a bit more about the characters. Though I do have to say that some deaths were so out of the blue.

Pusiau laukinis by Sally Green

adventurous medium-paced

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

1.5

I hated the writing, maybe the translation is off but I just did not enjoy the style. It is still very easy to read though, and it's one of its good qualities. I didn't like the main character and his repetitive thoughts and I'm not sure any other character left me with good impression. The last part was the best one as the action started moving and just for that I'll read the third book but I was really debating it throughout the story.