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Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne by David Gaider

adventurous

3.0

This gay man really writes women like he's straight. that's not a compliment

on the other hand it felt like Maric and Loghain should’ve kissed lol

Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

Hoping to come back to this at some point in the future... let's just say I tried to read it after finishing a book with GREAT female characters, and the difference between that and this one was too jarring. Isn't sexual assault just sooooo funny :eyeroll:

The Vine Witch by Luanne G. Smith

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

Fun, quick read! The author clearly knows a lot about wine, which I thought was cool. I didn’t feel too strongly about the central romance; it was kind of just… there. Don’t really get what drew them to each other.

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I’ve absolutely loved everything I’ve read by T. Kingfisher (which admittedly isn’t a lot yet), and this one is no exception. I just couldn’t put it down and finished it in under 24 hours! I can’t pinpoint exactly what it is, but there’s something in her writing that just drags me in in a way few authors do.

I adored Hester’s perspective — and Cordelia’s, but especially Hester’s! Between this book and Nettle & Bone, I like how Kingfisher writes more mature protagonists (only ~30s in Nettle & Bone if I remember correctly, but that’s still older than many fantasy books).

Content Warnings

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

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adventurous informative mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Incredibly fun to read as someone with a background in atmospheric/oceanic science. Lots of scientific detail, some of which is absolutely disproven now… such as how continents form, or what Antarctica looks like under all that ice.

The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark

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adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced