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74 reviews

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is probably one of my fave sagas. I cannot stop thinking of it. That ending simply destroyed me. I freaking love Violet and Xaden. But the book is much more than that, it’s about the world building, the war, startagy, friendship and above all found family in the most incredible way ❤️‍🔥

It took me ages to finish this one, but whenever I had the time to read it, it always suck me in like nothing else. I can’t wait to see what’s coming next. Eventhough I’m scared shitless for what may come. I need my Xaden to come back to himself, so please Rebecca do not make him something he isn’t, I repeat do not harm my endgame.

Raiz de orvalho e outros poemas: poesia by Mia Couto

reflective medium-paced

2.75

Noções Fundamentais de Direito Internacional Humanitário by Maria de Assunção do Vale Pereira

medium-paced

5.0

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

2.0

It’s those type of books that aren’t good but on the other hand are a but addictive 🫠 It’s an alien-human spicy romance…

Also there’s a seen, the first of the two together that shouldn’t exist. Who read knows.

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I don’t know what to say about this one, I just know this is gonna be one of those sagas I can’t get Out of my head and that o probably would love to read from the first time as soon as I finish all of it.

Such good characters and plot, it was a slow build up, but such an amazing one. Celaena is something else, so exicted to get to know her story. Dorian seems such a promising character, I can see the growth that’s about to happen. Chaol is a (grumpy) protector and I hope to get to know more about him in the next books. Nehemia is such a baddy, that girl is the definition of an leal friend and such a girl boss, couldn’t be more happy to see all the headaches they will give everyone else.

What a story. The begging is sloooow, in the middle it picks up and at the end of the journey you can’t put it down.

God of Wrath by Rina Kent

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I listened to this on audiobook and don’t know if that messed up with my enjoyment of it… 
I liked it but not as much as the other ones, but also the God of Fury as been my absolute favourite even after reading the other ones.
But I liked Ceci and Jer, specially the fact that he was able to ”love” Ceci in a more normal way compared to the others AHAHAHA  
I’m not taking about the stalking part, obviously. But we was more sweet in some ways, told her he loved her, it was a dark romance but with some sweet crazy moments ahaha  

It just lacked something that I cannot pin point 🫠 

Also one problem I had with it was the fact that sometimes it sounded like a repetition of some moments of others books…

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? No

4.0

It’s always fun to read another volume of Heartstopper. This one was fun to know more about Nick and get to see him flourish and be more open with is friends. Furthermore the questions in hand in this one is so important: the waitting when it comes to advance intimately when both were ready, but also the dificult and stressfull choice about college and the future. And the answers we got for both were so relevant and important for teens and young people to read and understand. 

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

This was a good way to come Back to those paranormal romances. I just liked the book in general, it was a good story to follow. It was well written, it had a plot byond the romance and sexy scenes, that’s what really stood up to me. I loved the cates mates trope and didn’t know I missed it so much. It isn’t a 5 ✨ because it missed something, maybe more of the couple and I would have loved to see more of their interactions with Ana, Owen and his pack. 

But apart from that I loved it and I wish I had the next one to read already 🩷😭 

God of Pain by Rina Kent

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I liked Cray Cray and Anni not gonna lie, I even shed a tear or two for them. But the thing is I feel like something was missing to make this story extraordinary. Also some of the parts where more telling and not showing and there where some gaps that I get but I just wanted more of them. 
It’s a good one, but I was more immersed when it came to Killian and Glyn… I’m not even gonna mention Niko and Brandon because they’re a whole other level of obsession for me ❤️‍🔥

But I loved that Anni brought Cray Cray out of is shell and the fact that she never gave up on him but also herself. She really turned out to be a strong female character and o love that. And Cray Cray is just himself and we love it. Also is relationship with Aiden was so much fun to read about. 
They’re just meant to be, even if they had a king road ahead to get there. 

God of Malice by Rina Kent

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I liked it, even more after a started understanding everything that happened at first. But eventhough that first scene SA I can’t just forget it and vive it a high rating because of it. 

But I have to say I do like Glydon and Killian, not gonna lie. I just have to look at it as a dark romance and a fictional story all the way through. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even be able to give it 2,5 ✨

I get where the author was coming from when she was creating the story and she explained everything along the story. We have to have in mind that it’s a dark romance and it’s labeled that way for a reason. 

And yes, if it wasn’t for that first scene it would be at least 4✨ Because actually like them 🤯