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A Duet with the Siren Duke by Elise Kova

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.

Should’ve stuck with my original DNF - it is so genuinely boring

A Language of Dragons by S.F. Williamson

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adventurous challenging medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

At first I wasn’t sure about it. But I greatly appreciate the author’s note about the “morally grey-ness” of the FMC because there were moments where I wanted to shout at her. But also there are moments where I get it. I think there are a lot of elements to this books that are relevant to what is going on today.: prejudice, classism, government corruption, etc. Scary how impeccable the timing of this books release is honestly.

I simply must have the sequel!

A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young

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challenging medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This book tackles a woman’s journey as she goes back to her small town that she fled twenty years prior, to bury her remaining kin, her twin brother. It tackles her grief as well as discovery of the person he was as compared to the person she thought he was, as she uncovers more mysterious things related to his death. This book unravels into her questioning if she ever truly knew her brother and what he was really doing on the gorge.

I found the elements of grief her very interesting and the lyricism that she uses to describe the connection the FMC felt with her twin brother, giving it a somewhat magical realism to it that I found fascinating.

Heir by Sabaa Tahir

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adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.75

A Duel with the Vampire Lord by Elise Kova

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri

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challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

After completely bawling my eyes out, I am now going to attempt to write this review. While at first I feared this was going to be a type of Nazi sympathizer book, I found myself mistaken. I’ve read many WWII historical fictions, which typically center around the Holocaust. This was in fact, not that. It was a different perspective of a German family, with Jewish heritage, trying to hide in plain sight and survive. While it’s easy to look at the eyes of this from 90 years later, living in that moment had to have been challenging. It made me wonder what I would do in a situation like that. I suppose I’ll find out in the next few years to see how the cards fall for America’s democracy…

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