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The Scarlet Alchemist by Kylie Lee Baker
adventurous
dark
funny
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
The amount of times I laughed out loud but also THE MAGIC SYSTEM and the twists oh my goshhhh. I adore the characters. The prince is such a sweetie and Zilan is an absolute legend!!!
Also: 🦆🐥🦆 evil alchemy ducks
Also: 🦆🐥🦆 evil alchemy ducks
Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
The Republic of Salt by Ariel Kaplan
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
3.5
I went into The Republic of Salt fresh from reading The Pomegranate Gate (which I’m obsessed with) so I was very eager to see where the story went. It’s a direct continuation from where we left off in TPG. I looooove these characters so much, I love the worldbuilding, I love the story. My thing with this sequel is that it took me fooooreeeeveeeerrr to read. I certainly enjoyed the journey, but for most of the time I wasn’t really very invested (the first chunk was very much just everyone traveling in the forest and that got old for me after a while). I think it’s because this book is way more heavy in the plot department than its predecessor, which felt much more mysterious and atmospheric and character-focused. I wanted the same super magical immersive feeling, but since this book was more focused on the actual big-bad threats and the plotting and scheming and mechanics of war strategy, I wasn’t as enchanted. However, THE END WAS SO GOOD and everything absolutely came together.
*i got an eARC from Netgalley*
*i got an eARC from Netgalley*
Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
4.0
This was the perfect book to get me out of my reading slump 🦈 I wish more people talked about this Silvia Moreno-Garcia book because the setting is awesome and the story is gripping, and I love Viridiana so muchhh
Just Your Local Bisexual Disaster by Andrea Mosqueda
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
NRN - I’ve been reading too many YA contemporaries and I’m out of the mood now
Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
5.0
This is the best YA contemporary romance I’ve ever read 😭
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.
I kinda was just trying it out anyway to see if I’d vibe, and it was pretty good and I liked the themes and humor, I just most ardently do NOT vibe with objectification and oversexualization of women and girls and it bothered me too much for me to keep going.
The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
Soft def - I really like the characters and their relationships but I'm not so into the plot and feel like I wanna be reading something else
Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.
I didn’t vibe with the writing from the very start and the way the main character was introduced made her kind of off-putting to me. I guess maybe it was from the way exposition was told. Anyway, I wasn’t really drawn in.