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This trilogy was so fucking ambtious that at some points in the story it lost me. Roanhorse forgets some of her characters and then remembers them and then and it feels like catch up work once they’re introduced into the story again. Okoa suffered through this book. Not in a good character development way, but in an annoying badly done way. I despised him and it felt as tho Roanhorse felt like she had to have him in the story and tried very hard to find a way to make him understandable, but hurt his characrer development and story in the process. He isn’t a character, more of a plot device. And even Xiala felt that way sometimes through the story. At some points, she was an amazing character and other points, she was fucking plot than character. I find that Roanhorse doesn’t know the in between for her characters. Either they are plot or well rounded complex characters. And that is so fucking annoying. I love Naranpa and Iktan sm tho, but I found their ending rather predictable. Along with the reveal about the connection between Serapio and Balam.
I love this world sm tho. The Meridian is so beautifully described and you can legit tell that Roanhorse loves it too. It’s a world full of love from its author, but goddamn, this book slogged at some points. I really did love the first two books, but this wasn’t a good conclusion. It could’ve been shorter, the world needed some flushing out. It also needed more Naranpa and Iktan. I love them sm. Less Okoa. He’s boring. So fucking boring.

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

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mysterious medium-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

3.5

I found the romance nice at times, even the mystery at some points throughout the story itself, but the pay off of this mystery was fucking annoying.

I don't know if Meadows exactly knows how child abandonment works. Laecia as a character is the typical youngest child, very outspoken and upfront, but how child abandonment shows on a child or and adult that goes through abandonment is not how Meadows showed. It may've been that Meadows was trying to convince the reader that Laecia was not the villain when she was, but what annoyed me was the lack of complexity to her character and then the failed attempt at said complexity. A true villain shouldn't have to feel like they have to win you over to liking them, they should be understandable because they are, Laecia felt forced, is all I am saying. And that is why I am annoyed. I also wasn't necessarily understanding how Velasin as a character was healing so quickly. As a rape survivor, after my first rape, I dissociated for years before actually being able to say shit. Even when people in my life made me as comfortable as possible, I still didn't say shit because you cannot because you're still not sure what happened. Rape is not easy to process and even after the event happens, you are still in disbelief for what can be months or even years. I wanted the book to go slow, I wanted it take place for over a year if need be, but Meadows made it so that it took place for only a week. That frustrated me because that felt like ista-love and a not so accurate representation for rape survivors!

I will be reading the sequel tho because I have faith.

The Name of All Things by Jenn Lyons

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Tho I’m not a huge fan of omegaverse (horse version), I did enjoy this book very much.

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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iforgotilivedhere's reviews 369 reviews

iforgotilivedhere's reviews
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