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15 reviews

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

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

2.0

This was truly such a disappointing read. There were so many characters that were introduced in Iron Flame that were completely disregarded in this book until they were needed. Sloan - who was instrumental in Iron Flame, was completely tossed to the side in this book until she randomly - and i mean RANDOMLY - shows up in the last battle to help Daine??? She completely disrupted the magic system she created by just letting anyone have a second signet (I know it’s the ones with relics but that’s what it felt like) I swear she was writing this without any forethought, like “hm, a teleporter could get Violet out of this situation - Garrick, you’re up!!” At the end, we randomly get two different POVs (one from Rhiannon and one from Imogen) and a character death for a character I STG I have never even heard of. Like am I supposed to care???? The only loveable character in this entire series is Andarna and she fucked with that too. I honestly and so disappointed and frankly - pissed. There’s more I could write but to sum it up: confusion. I was dumbfounded this entire book. 
PS: I Hate You by Lauren Connolly

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emotional funny hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

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emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Broken Throne by Victoria Aveyard

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

War Storm by Victoria Aveyard

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

Kings Cage by Victoria Aveyard

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dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

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4.0

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

Happy Place by Emily Henry

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challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Incredibly raw & reflective. A five star read that made me nauseous in the best way. The type of book that I don’t know it I could read again, but that I’ll think about for a long time
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

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adventurous emotional tense fast-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

4.5