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The Corsair's Captive by Ruby Dixon
adventurous
emotional
funny
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? No
4.0
The Hunt by Z.W. Taylor
challenging
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This is a story about a family.
One of the more beautiful stories of found family and acceptance. Story of finding your place in the world and being surrounded by comfort, understanding, support, and love. Charlot's journey is ongoing and her discovery road of finding herself, or better yet, accepting her new self, is paved with challenges every step of the way. We see her as a growing person and as someone who, to every problem doesn't stop till she finds an answer. Her self-esteem is rising and she is no longer a scared young woman but a strong individual ready to take the world.
This is the part that I really enjoyed and that had the vibe of the previous book where we see her transformation from a human to a werewolf and the depth of the process of going through it.
The found family is what I loved about the story but I did have a bit of a letdown regarding the world-building and the plot itself.We were introduced to the rogues, which were the reason for Charlotte`s situation, but there was just a brief mention of them and I was expecting to see the encounter with them but nothing happened . It seems as if the balance of the plot was a bit off. The story was heavily set on the found family moment. In some parts of the story, it felt really heavy. In the first book, we had few main characters and it was easy to focus on the development of the transformation which was so interesting. Keeping with the development vibe and bringing a lot of new characters felt rushed as it was important to get all the new characters in and preparing them for the next book. It felt a bit overwhelming because we got to jump from one character to another.
Overall I did enjoy the book and will be reading the next one since the story had just begun.
I received an eARC from NetGalley and this is my honest opinion,
One of the more beautiful stories of found family and acceptance. Story of finding your place in the world and being surrounded by comfort, understanding, support, and love. Charlot's journey is ongoing and her discovery road of finding herself, or better yet, accepting her new self, is paved with challenges every step of the way. We see her as a growing person and as someone who, to every problem doesn't stop till she finds an answer. Her self-esteem is rising and she is no longer a scared young woman but a strong individual ready to take the world.
This is the part that I really enjoyed and that had the vibe of the previous book where we see her transformation from a human to a werewolf and the depth of the process of going through it.
The found family is what I loved about the story but I did have a bit of a letdown regarding the world-building and the plot itself.
Overall I did enjoy the book and will be reading the next one since the story had just begun.
I received an eARC from NetGalley and this is my honest opinion,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Gore
Jedan u milion by Monica Wood
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Minor: Child death
Iskra u pepelu by Ana Anastasijević, Sabaa Tahir
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, and Torture
My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
2.5
Storm by Carian Cole
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
4.5
Medvedgrad by Fredrik Backman
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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? No
5.0
The Dark Light of Day by T.M. Frazier
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Neither here nor there...
Let me first talk about the things I liked.
I read this book via audio and the narration was amazing! This is a perfect example of how a book can be so much better if it is narrated. If I was reading it there is a possibility that I would have DNFed it at around 40%, but the narration kept me going.
Then the writing... I liked it. There were some solid parts of the story that had their punchlines, the prose was nicely used and really contributed to keeping the interest in the story.
Now what was the reason for me wanting to DNF it... well, I just can't get over the insta love moments and the accidental pregnancy and to make that even harder to read there is a miscommunication trope above all that. Things were developing so fast... He was in love with her at first sight, he was ready to kill for her...wait a minute boy, for who are you ready to kill, get to know her first, what if she is a shitty person and she played you. For a killer, he was pretty trustworthy towards her. The pregnancy and the miscommunications were just...why, WHY?! But as I already said the first two things were good enough to keep me going and I didn't regret it, the last 20 % of the book was good and we finally got an emotional depth of the characters, even for a brief part.
Now, would I say that it was a bad story, not really, but it wasn't great either. So the solid 3-star is what summed it up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child death, Violence, Vomit, and Pregnancy
Minor: Blood, Medical trauma, and Murder
Tipped in Frost and Blood by Luna Laurier
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Amazing thing of being an ARC reader of an ongoing series, especially for a debut author like this one, is that you can see how the author is growing.
This is a story to get to know the characters better, and where we see the missing part with Cassie's parents and how things are setting between her and Damien (who is a dream boyfriend btw). This was a story of emotional development of the characters, dealing with mental health, set in a cozy environment with a found family.
I have read the second book first and now the pain that was so deviously immersed by the author in the second book feels so much worse. Oh how it hurts!
I have received an eARC from the author and this is my honest review.
This is a story to get to know the characters better, and where we see the missing part with Cassie's parents and how things are setting between her and Damien (who is a dream boyfriend btw). This was a story of emotional development of the characters, dealing with mental health, set in a cozy environment with a found family.
I have read the second book first and now the pain that was so deviously immersed by the author in the second book feels so much worse. Oh how it hurts!
I have received an eARC from the author and this is my honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: War