kisahofswords13's reviews
659 reviews

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

If you look up “unreliable narrator” in the dictionary it’s just this book. Good LGBTQIA rep. Dark story. 

The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Okay I liked parts of this but the timeline was SO hard to follow and in the end I was just kinda like…okay? Maybe it was just the wrong time for me. 

I did listen to the audiobook and Cara Gee should narrate every SciFi novel..I don’t make the rules but that’s a rule now 

Get What They Deserve by Eoin Colfer

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

No my favorite Fowl romp but a fun read none the less. I want to know how Artemis is doing on mars 

The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Perfect. Elegant. Show stopping. I want to spend YEARS looking at each scene so I get all the tiny pieces. 

Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-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

5.0

This moved me to tears several times. As a trans person parts of Dean’s story felt like I was reading my own diary. 

How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge by K. Eason

adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

I loved this. 
Its less funny than the first one but I think i liked the plot better…ugh I don’t know they are both incredible…
Also I loved getting to meet new types of aliens. 

Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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

5.0

I LOVED THIS. 
There are so many things I loved…the writing style, the plot, the characters, the GROWTH. ugh. Tessa felt SO real and I loved the questions it asked about relationships, the struggle and joy of having disable siblings and the fear of rejection. SO. GOOD. 

Daughters of Nri by Reni K. Amayo

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.5

So I hate rating this so low but the constant switching of perspectives made it really hard to get attached to characters and follow the story. 
I also felt like the end was so anticlimactic. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

5.0

That cliffhanger should be illegal. 

The Time Of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.0

I love the action…I get really tired of the long winded explanations. I will say I love the style of narration where the reader gets to read what happened instead of a narration of what happened. The last chapter gets quite dark. Felt like a pretty significant move. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment