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297 reviews
Yelen & Yelena by C.M. Rosens
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
a tour de force. incredible mycelial hope-punk-romance-adventure-mystery-fantasy. the writing is gorgeous and lush, creating full worlds in my imagination. the story was so interesting, the spice so spicy, and I loved how the story played out in unexpected ways. the slow pace was new for me and I loved it for the way it allowed time to nestle into the world and characters. I read an ARC sent to me and my opinions are unbiased.
highly recommended.
highly recommended.
Saint-Seducing Gold by Brittany N. Williams
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
very cool series of Black Orisha-Blessed twins living in Elizabethan London who act with Shakespeare's players. The heroic female MC must deal with racism, classism and the Fae, who are trying to take over london. I loved the after-chapters which described the real people and events that had been adapted into the book.
You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
at first a bit hard to get thru due to the MC being so annoying but once I realized it was an unreliable narrator situation I let the flow take me away to a sea of entangled machinations surround a high society Sri Lankan wedding. very entertaining and readable with fun mess, although there are some serious under-themes.
The Theory of Flight by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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
lyrical and beautiful meditation on how to be free set during a before during and after a Liberation struggle in an unnamed African country. very touching and magical.