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The Land I Lost by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Sexual violence

Through Blood, Through Fire by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

i really wanna give this 5 stars cuz it's my fave couple but idk i think the whole thing just bored me bye like i think i need a whole re-read of TID to be on the feels again. i do love the story of rosemary and jack like damn that's so sad and as much as i kinda didn't like her stubborness before (and everyone kept mentioning cuz she's a Herondale), i do understand the kind of sacrifices that she had to make 🥺

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-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

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-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

4.0

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

adventurous challenging dark funny informative slow-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

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

slow-paced

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

2.75

The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

well damn, i knew they’re retellings but i loved the dark twists with each tale 👀

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous 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

3.0

It was starting to be very good in the early chapters but then I got bored in the middle until near the end that I started another book lol. As always the writing and characterizations were amazing but the world-building and plot plus more POVs were not it lol. The stakes were not as big as before and Leigh could've used the Darkling's half-sister as the new villain instead of bringing him back.

I wish we'd had more glimpses of others' lives like idk it kinda ended openly but not at the same time. I wanted to see what jurda parem was for all kinds of Grisha but nada lol. I knew right away that Joran could've been the soldier that killed Matthias cuz why would he have a name. I was very satisfied however, that Zoya became the Queen like FINALLY but her turning into a dragon is kind of like a deus ex machina lol. what I wanted for Alina before finally happened to Zoya, a Grisha ruler instead of those useless otkazat'syas 😌