psychology4introverts's reviews
190 reviews

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Very nice magical academia read, although there is a lot of emphasis on the suffering of the first year students, and the story isn’t new as such, it’s nice to listen to while doing a cozy hobby, the studio narrate is really good and one doesn’t need to be 100% concentrated on it to follow the story. I did like the character and friendship development and the three factions, as well as the setting reminded me of Hogwarts only with bad teachers who stay two dimensional in the book.

The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore

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emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

Great autumn cozy small-town romance with all the best autumn vibes, entertaining and great audio book narrator, perfect to listen to while doing cozy hobbies

Rise and Divine by Lana Harper

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dark emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist by Ali K. Mulford, K. Elle Morrison

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funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

Really sweet cozy witchy mystery romance, within autumn in a village full of supernaturals. Very nice aufio book with voice actors for all characters, perfect cozy autumn read while doing a puzzle or something else cozy

The Bellwether Revivals by Benjamin Wood

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challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

The quintessential dark academia book, much like the secret society, but about music instead of literature and philosophy. The writing and pacing is excellent, each scene comes to life for all senses, the reader becomes part of the tight circle of friends, as if you were there to experience it all with them. The ending is clear, inevitable from the start, but it’s not about the ending, it’s about the way there, and for Oscar, the main character, it’s a wonderful way, one that lifts him from a aimless and dreary life into a strong and solid sense of self and of the strength of his character. In that way, the book has a happy ending that is very worth reading and understanding.

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

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emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

Super cozy low stakes take of a librarian finding a family with the help of her books and talking plant. Wonderful feel good book, audio version is also very good with a great voice actress.

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.

More of a summer book, very good, but not in the right mood now, will continue.

Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.

Not in the right mood for it, but will continue next year, great book but very thick and want to read something else now

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

The story is repetitive and the main character doesn’t seem to have learned and it got too dark for me.