sofia_bookishwanderess's reviews
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This was a quick and fascinating read. I loved how all the different storylines were intertwined and the last part of the book had me at the edge of my sit, just dying to know how everything ended. I can't wait to watch the movie!

*4,5 stars*

This was such a quick, fascinating and thought-provoking read. There's a lot about biology and chemistry and engineering in this book, because it focuses a lot in the scientific and techical side of space travel but the truly interesting things is that Becky Chambers doesn't forget about the impact that the discoveries, the advancements and the search for those things have on people

This was a quick, interesting and twisted novella about the choices we make and that we have to live with. The last few pages that were a kind of epilogue made me love this a little less, they totally made sense and it was a realistic outcome, still they brought down my enjoyment of the story.

The best part about this book was the characters and the relationship between them. I loved Lucelly and Syd's frienship. Syd is my favorite, she was so sassy and such a good friend. I loved Babette as well as Lucelly's ghost family, they were so fun to read about.

I think it's great that in this book there are adults who actually believe and help the girls and the girls are smart enough to accept the help and not try to do everything on their own, which is something that has been missing from a lot of the middle grade books I have been reading lately.

Another great thing about this book is how unapologetically Latinx it is, from the food to the music to the chanclas and finally to the Dominican Folklore.

*3,7 stars*

This was cute and entertaining. I liked the main character, but my favorite character was definetely Jacob, he was funny, his story was so sad and the mystery of what it's happening to him was the most interesting part of this book. I liked the plot and the setting of the first book more, I feel like it was more atmosphetic. Still I liked the way the catacombs were used in this one.

*4,5 stars*

I REALLY LOVED THIS BOOK!

- The magic system in this book is really interesting and at the same time easy to understand
- the writing was really good, it was very fluid and captivating and it went well with the fast pace of the story
- This book kept me at the edge of my sit, I felt like something bad was about to happen the entire book
- the main character was really easy to root for and her past and her abilities made her a very fascinating main character
- This book is full of twists, there was one twist at the end that really shocked me and while I saw the other big twist coming from the very beginning, it didn't hinder my enjoyment of the story because I was anticipating the reveal and the explanitation of how and why certain things happened.

- The art is so beautiful
- So much divesity!
- Can't wait to know where the story is going

*3.7 stars*

It took me a long time to get into this book, I had to stop for a few days before I could continue because I wasn't enjoying it. My main issue with this is the writing, I know a lot of people love it, but it took me out of the story all the time and I had to re-read passages a few times to really understand what they were saying. BUT once I got used to the writing, I was able to enjoy this a lot more. Also, once the book get pass the first interactions and gets into the angsty romance, I was invested and I LOVED the final part of the book.

- Beautiful art
- Interesting premise
- A lot of fascinating worldbuilding in this first issue
- Lovable characters

*3.5 stars*

-This was cute
- I really liked the relationship between the sisters
-the idea of mixing magic and baking is really interesting and it's well executed.
- This to me read a lot younger than most of the middle grade I have read, which is not bad but I thought it was something that I should point out.