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76 reviews

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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

5.0

If I could give this more than 5⭐️ I think I would

Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Insider's Edition) by Anthony Bourdain

funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.5

Dark Waters by Katherine Arden

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

I decided to restart the series and reread the ones I’d previously read to be able to continue on with everything fresh in my mind. Man,  I truly love the universe that these books are set in. They have  such a fun and interesting premise and I love that there’s infinite worlds that we can explore within the series. I like the new characters introduced in this one. The  Nonsense candy world still isn’t my favourite setting to be in, this is the only world I’ve read of so far where I don’t care to know more. This whole series just feels cozy to me and I’m excited to continue on

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

dark informative inspiring medium-paced

3.5

This book was really fascinating in some parts but really slow in others. I went a pretty long stretch of time not picking it up or only reading a few pages at a time because it delved so deep into the intricate details of building the fair. Dont get me wrong, that was interesting but also a bit much at times in the middle. I l realized when I started reading this that I didn’t actually know much about the Chicago worlds fair so it was pretty cool learning about just how many hardships and hurdles to jump there were leading up to it. 

The sections about H. H Holmes were interesting but there sure wasn’t much of them, Which was a bummer. I think if I had known that going in it would have been less of a disappointment but I had always heard this book was half worlds fair, half Holmes. So for it to be more like 70% fair, 30% Holmes wasn’t exactly what I was expecting or looking for. It was a really well researched book as a whole and I do feel like I learned a lot, but I wouldn’t go into it if Holmes is what you’re mostly there for. I’ll definitely read more from this author