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Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The Wicked King by Holly Black
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Foxglove by Adalyn Grace
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I had tried to read this traditionally and ended up dnfing because I wasn't in the right headspace for it. I just re-picked it up, but went with the audio this time and it was a game changer. I ended up falling in love with the story, and I actually liked it better than the first one by the end.
Some points were predictable (but I'm a firm believer that predictable doesn't always mean bad - better a predictable storyline than a wild twist that makes no sense...aka my issue with the first book)
Some plot points I didn't predict and I was pleasantly surprised with the reveals. They were set up so nicely!!
All in all, I recommend the audio version and that's definitely how I will be reading Wisteria when it comes out.
Some points were predictable (but I'm a firm believer that predictable doesn't always mean bad - better a predictable storyline than a wild twist that makes no sense...aka my issue with the first book)
Some plot points I didn't predict and I was pleasantly surprised with the reveals. They were set up so nicely!!
All in all, I recommend the audio version and that's definitely how I will be reading Wisteria when it comes out.
Hearts That Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I was really excited about getting this arc with where the first one left off, and while ultimately I did enjoy it, it took me a while to get into it / get through it.
In defense of the actual book vs the arc, the formatting for the arc was terrible. Sentences would be broken into multiple paragraphs, words between two lines would be mixed up, it was rough and choppy and didn't help me get into the story when I was trying to figure out the sentence structure.
That being said, I think the beginning was still a little slow. Once I got to about 30-40% through I sped through it muuuuch quicker.
I think the characterization seems a little two dimensional - Io tries to see Thais and Ava as multi-faceted people when they aren't directly in front of her, but the minute she's interacting with them they fall back into their specific archetypes (not just how Io sees them, but literally in how they act.)
The ending, however, picked up really really well. I was getting extremely frustrated with Io and how long it took her to realize thatthat she needed to use her fate thread to kill the gods but I absolutely loved the callback to the fate thread existing "outside time" and so not only was it able to kill the god's of time, but also immediately grow back
Thank you to netgalley for the e-arc.
In defense of the actual book vs the arc, the formatting for the arc was terrible. Sentences would be broken into multiple paragraphs, words between two lines would be mixed up, it was rough and choppy and didn't help me get into the story when I was trying to figure out the sentence structure.
That being said, I think the beginning was still a little slow. Once I got to about 30-40% through I sped through it muuuuch quicker.
I think the characterization seems a little two dimensional - Io tries to see Thais and Ava as multi-faceted people when they aren't directly in front of her, but the minute she's interacting with them they fall back into their specific archetypes (not just how Io sees them, but literally in how they act.)
The ending, however, picked up really really well. I was getting extremely frustrated with Io and how long it took her to realize that
Thank you to netgalley for the e-arc.
The Dangerous Ones by Lauren Blackwood
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.
Thank you to Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
This is marketed as an enemies to lovers story, but all the enemies happened off page before we met them. There were flashbacks, but they really did more to mess with the flow of the story than provide any real context. It almost felt like I was reading a sequel, like I has missed something.
The pacing was choppy. We kept switching pov's but the reasoning felt arbitrary. We weren't learning anything new from these people - Alexi just kept repeating how obsessed she was with Jerusalem, and Jerusalem just kept repeating all the people she was angry at and how much she liked killing.
I had a hard time with the language use. Jerusalem was previously a slave and her verbiage that mimicked that made a lot of sense, but it wasn't consistent - especially in her narration voice. It was very jarring having her voice bounce around the way it did. On top of that there were weirdly modern phrases being used. With the amount of dialogue in this story it really became an annoyance that wasn't easy to ignore.
I really wanted to like this book - the premise sounds amazing. But our main characters were just so one dimensional I couldn't invest in them.
This is marketed as an enemies to lovers story, but all the enemies happened off page before we met them. There were flashbacks, but they really did more to mess with the flow of the story than provide any real context. It almost felt like I was reading a sequel, like I has missed something.
The pacing was choppy. We kept switching pov's but the reasoning felt arbitrary. We weren't learning anything new from these people - Alexi just kept repeating how obsessed she was with Jerusalem, and Jerusalem just kept repeating all the people she was angry at and how much she liked killing.
I had a hard time with the language use. Jerusalem was previously a slave and her verbiage that mimicked that made a lot of sense, but it wasn't consistent - especially in her narration voice. It was very jarring having her voice bounce around the way it did. On top of that there were weirdly modern phrases being used. With the amount of dialogue in this story it really became an annoyance that wasn't easy to ignore.
I really wanted to like this book - the premise sounds amazing. But our main characters were just so one dimensional I couldn't invest in them.
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
Thank you to Netgalley for the audio arc.
This felt like I was re-reading Legends and Lattes but with Tea this time instead of Coffee.
And I love healthy communication, but this just felt like they were explaining WHY their communication was so healthy the whole time. You don't have to keep telling me, just have them communicate.
I did actually really enjoy the narrator though! I would absolutely listen to other books she's narrated.
This felt like I was re-reading Legends and Lattes but with Tea this time instead of Coffee.
And I love healthy communication, but this just felt like they were explaining WHY their communication was so healthy the whole time. You don't have to keep telling me, just have them communicate.
I did actually really enjoy the narrator though! I would absolutely listen to other books she's narrated.
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
These two lovesick idiots were killing me.
It was cute, and cheesy as it was supposed to be, but man.
We never got an actual explanation / apology from Rhys about the betrothal issue that broke them up in the first place - it sounds like it was all a misunderstanding anyway but for some reason they never discussed it, even though it was severe enough for her to hold a NINE YEAR grudge.
Speaking of which, they were not acting 28/29, specifically Vivi. If it had been like three years later and they were 22/23 their behavior would have made so much more sense.
I still don't understand the reasons they couldn't be together toward the end. He owned a travel company. He could literally do that from anywhere. And even if he didn't want to move they have those stupid travel stone things. There's no such thing as long distance with travel stones.
It was cute, and cheesy as it was supposed to be, but man.
We never got an actual explanation / apology from Rhys about the betrothal issue that broke them up in the first place - it sounds like it was all a misunderstanding anyway but for some reason they never discussed it, even though it was severe enough for her to hold a NINE YEAR grudge.
Speaking of which, they were not acting 28/29, specifically Vivi. If it had been like three years later and they were 22/23 their behavior would have made so much more sense.
I still don't understand the reasons they couldn't be together toward the end.
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
It's possible I'm biased, but anything Leigh Bardugo writes is an insta-buy for me, and this was no different.
It started a little slow, it took a little bit for me to get to know who Luzia was. I will say, part of that was absolutely the point though - she has spent so long hiding herself that she also needed to relearn who she was. It was a journey we took together.
Santangel. Maybe I just have a thing for emo sad boys but he had my heart right away.
While it's written in 3rd person, each chapter is from the pov of different characters throughout the story. Personally, I love how that gives us a way to see Luzia as other people see her - and how their view of her changes over the course of the story.
The only thing that was a little tough, was (as this was set in Spain) a lot of Spanish terms were used. I don't think it's a negative by any means, and most of the terms I could parse out just from context clues, but it is something to be be aware of going into it.
It started a little slow, it took a little bit for me to get to know who Luzia was. I will say, part of that was absolutely the point though - she has spent so long hiding herself that she also needed to relearn who she was. It was a journey we took together.
Santangel. Maybe I just have a thing for emo sad boys but he had my heart right away.
While it's written in 3rd person, each chapter is from the pov of different characters throughout the story. Personally, I love how that gives us a way to see Luzia as other people see her - and how their view of her changes over the course of the story.
The only thing that was a little tough, was (as this was set in Spain) a lot of Spanish terms were used. I don't think it's a negative by any means, and most of the terms I could parse out just from context clues, but it is something to be be aware of going into it.