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Where Darkness Dwells by Andrea Renae
Cons:
So, yeah. I loved it & am looking forward to the next one!
November 2024
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Renae’s prose is beautiful & the world she crafted is unique & drew me in immediately. I am so surprised by this novel. I LOVED it.
Pros:
Pros:
- World building
- Atmosphere
- Fantasy elements
- Characters / character growth (I am deeply invested & attached to them)
- Allegorical faith elements were very well executed & felt natural
- The romance (ugh I love them)
- Twists & turns (my jaw dropped at the end!)
- Made me cry
- Basically everything
- I want to live in this story
Cons:
- Multiple 1st person POVs aren’t my thing so that took some getting used to, but that pales in comparison to all the great things about this book
So, yeah. I loved it & am looking forward to the next one!
November 2024
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
DNF @ 25%
Capote’s writing and Scott Brick’s narration drew me into this story, but it was just too upsetting for me to keep reading. True-crime novels are probably not for me.
November 2024
Capote’s writing and Scott Brick’s narration drew me into this story, but it was just too upsetting for me to keep reading. True-crime novels are probably not for me.
November 2024
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
4 stars for Antsy! This was a very good sequel to her story & I am so glad we got more of her. This had a very good character arc for her. It also seems that McGuire is laying more foundations for what will be happening next in this world.
That being said, the books that take place in "our" world remain not as good as the others. It's difficult to remember who everyone is (I will definitely need to reread them all when #11 comes out) & in this one especially, there was too much going on. I also can't stand Yumi anymore.
But anyway, it was good to be with Kade again & a couple of the other characters. And I just love Antsy.
January 2024
That being said, the books that take place in "our" world remain not as good as the others. It's difficult to remember who everyone is (I will definitely need to reread them all when #11 comes out) & in this one especially, there was too much going on. I also can't stand Yumi anymore.
But anyway, it was good to be with Kade again & a couple of the other characters. And I just love Antsy.
January 2024
Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Re-read 2024: I somehow forgot how much I love this character. This story broke my heart all over again but I love it so much. I’m really excited the next book is also about Antsy!
- January 2024
original review:
Oh I’m so happy I picked this one up! After not enjoying the last few, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but this was exactly what I wanted from this series. Antsy was an amazing lead. I cried multiple times during her journey. She loses so much in her life but she’s such a pure soul. I want another book with her..
My rankings of all the books so far (starting with my most favorite & going down):
- In an Absent Dream
- Lost in the Moment & Found
- Down Among the Sticks & Bones
- Every Heart a Doorway
- Across the Green Grass Fields
- Beneath a Sugary Sky
- Where the Drowned Girls Go
- Come Tumbling Down
January 2023
- January 2024
original review:
Oh I’m so happy I picked this one up! After not enjoying the last few, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but this was exactly what I wanted from this series. Antsy was an amazing lead. I cried multiple times during her journey. She loses so much in her life but she’s such a pure soul. I want another book with her..
My rankings of all the books so far (starting with my most favorite & going down):
- In an Absent Dream
- Lost in the Moment & Found
- Down Among the Sticks & Bones
- Every Heart a Doorway
- Across the Green Grass Fields
- Beneath a Sugary Sky
- Where the Drowned Girls Go
- Come Tumbling Down
January 2023
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
2.75
The last few books of this series have been disconnected from what made them so great to begin with. I’ve never enjoyed the books that take place on our side as much, but even with that knowledge going in, this one fell flat. None of the eeriness is present, though we are told that this school is evil. And the stakes are so low it doesn’t feel triumphant at all when they are jumped over. Lastly, this series starts with the premise that once a door closes, it almost never opens again. That’s one of the big pieces of tension in that first, and subsequent, novellas. But by this point in the series they just open whenever if you want it badly enough? Nah, I don’t like that.
On the up side, I didn’t dislike Cora as much. She’s actually given a little more storyline than just constantly thinking about how she’s The Fat Girl.
January 2023
On the up side, I didn’t dislike Cora as much. She’s actually given a little more storyline than just constantly thinking about how she’s The Fat Girl.
January 2023