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92 reviews
Shady Hollow by Juneau Black
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
True Love Bites by Joy Demorra
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
3.5
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
3.75
What the heck was this? 350 pages of pure frustration to be “rewarded” eventually. I both hated and loved this but my frustration with the first 300 pages really overshadows the love part. You gotta be really invested to get through whatever those first 300 pages were. Maybe it would be better on a reread but I’m not sure it’s worth doing that. Sometimes the fact that this is difficult to understand comes off very pretentious, in my opinion. That drove me nearly crazy. And yet I couldn’t stop reading this. I HAD to know what heck was going on for it to be so freaking confusing. I’m probably going to take more of a break for Nona though.
Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, Alexis C. Bunten
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
There There by Tommy Orange
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.25
I struggled a bit at first to understand how this story was formatted but once things clicked I couldn’t put it down. I really loved Tommy Orange’s writing. I was constantly captivated by his story-telling and characters. The ending was a bit hard to read in an emotional way but overall what an incredible book.
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
3.0
Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
I wish I had DNF’d this half way through. This may have deterred me from ever reading something by this author. I know this was a dark fairytale but it never felt believable in that way to me. The romance and spicy scenes were pretty cringy and honestly unbelievable as well. It seemed so empty (which may be the point but it left me not really enjoying this story). Also, and this is my own fault, I should have read the trigger warnings. And thanks to this book I have a new one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
I just don’t think this was my cup of tea. I can appreciate all the details and world-building which I did find fascinating. The core story itself just didn’t capture my interest. I would still recommend this to others though because so many people do enjoy this book. It just wasn’t for me.
A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75