expecto_padronum's reviews
134 reviews

Didn’t really like this one. The writing was so repetitive. Half the sentences are justifying the previous sentence/explaining why a character said or did something. There were lots of awkward repetition of words from one sentence to the next that I feel like should have been caught by an editor. It felt like the author was telling instead of showing. Coming from a very liberal person, this book also felt performative to the point that it was annoying. Why do you need to mention on 3 separate occasions how you’re accommodating the gluten free side character? The love triangle was weak, the plot was boring, the subplots and relationships were underdeveloped, the final reveal was sudden and not believable, and the author never explained how the killer did it! Only finished it to hit my reading goal bc it was the last few days of the year.

Cute but probably my least favorite of the series. I liked it more as it went on. Cursing was a bit excessive for my taste 

I listened to the audiobook and it was great. The author made some really interesting and beautiful points about language and colonialism. The first half was nice but the second half was where things really picked up. There were a few times where I kind of glossed over a long description of various translations, and you do need to be in the mood for a long and dense read, but it is a beautiful and thoughtful and interesting story. 

This really surpassed my expectations. It was interesting and unlike anything I’ve read before. It was surprisingly emotional and powerful toward the end! The writing is so smart and the concept was perfectly executed. 

Interesting and quick read, the jury’s change in attitude felt a little abrupt and it didn’t impact me like other plays have but it’s a solid classic 

This one was a cute Halloween read. At first it was hard for me to get behind the main love story because it felt like Will wasn’t really able to give consent the way someone normally can, and

the disconnect between his body and mind plus not knowing if he had a wife

made the instant physical attraction seem weird to me. They were very angsty which I guess was fair given the circumstances. By the end I was able to get behind the romance and I enjoyed the B story of her

becoming a better person because of his values

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I’ll pick it up another time, I need an easier read right now

This author’s writing just isn’t for me unfortunately 

Eye opening to everything that was going on behind the scenes. This woman has been through so much unfair treatment at the hands of horribly greedy people. The audiobook was great. The writing was straightforward, sometimes a tiny bit cliche, but she was out to tell her story not write the next great American novel and she definitely accomplished that.