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Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
4.75
I'm both confused and enchanted.
the only minus was the age gap romance that came out of nowhere. Not because I have anything against age-gap romance, but because it had zero build up, and I thought Dorian was like grandpa age 🙈
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
dark
funny
mysterious
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
This installment was the weakest in the series so far for me. I did not care for Nona as an MC, her type of innocent, naive, "I love everyone" character is just not for me. I also spent most of this book extremely confused, which I know is a weird complaint when this series is famously confusing, I just think that there's good confused and bad confused and this veered towards the latter.
I also missed my blorbos. Gideon & Harrow I love you <333
However, I did like finding out more about John's past and how the world got to where it is now in the series, and I think I have a crush on Pyrrha. I also love the rest of the cast of weirdos, and having a dog in a book is always a big bonus.
However, I did like finding out more about John's past and how the world got to where it is now in the series, and I think I have a crush on Pyrrha. I also love the rest of the cast of weirdos, and having a dog in a book is always a big bonus.
The Black Girl Survives in This One by Saraciea J. Fennell, Desiree S. Evans
dark
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Like with all story collections, this had weaker and stronger stories. My faves were Welcome Back to the Cosmos for creepiness, Queeniums for Greenium! for being hilarious satire, The Black Strings for being the most interesting, and Foxglove. My least fave was Cemetery Dance Party for the MC being weirdly lighthearted about flesh eating zombies. I think it was supposed to be funny?
A Necessary Chaos by Brent Lambert
1.5
Unfortunately, I did not like this :( the writing and the plot was meh, and you are dropped right into the middle of the relationship, and you are given no idea why these men are in love or what they actually like about each other.
Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain by Blessin Adams
3.0
it was fine I guess, finding out about the society back then was the most interesting part
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
my problem with some time travel stories is when no one addresses how shitty the past was and how only a privileged idiot would want to stay in the past
you couldn't pay me to make me stay in the fucking 50s of all places
I hate straight people
3.0
you couldn't pay me to make me stay in the fucking 50s of all places
I hate straight people
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
dark
emotional
5.0
What a stellar and impactful book with a likeable female lead. This book is about survival and exile, hatred and love, oppression and resistance. It felt like I was actually being told Nahr's true story, instead of a fictional book. Unfortunately, the word being as it is, it sounded more than likely to have happened. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan
dark
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
5.0
more like he who drowned me in tears