claragweny's reviews
188 reviews

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

Like every other Ali Hazelwood book this is so trope-dependent (not that there's anything wrong with that) and feels pandering in many of the references. I can't find anything about how old Hazelwood is but I'm going to assume she's around my age otherwise there wouldn't be nearly as many mentioned about Twilight - don't get me wrong, I will stand by my love for those movies. It just feels like a lazy attempt to bond with readers.

Also, it peeves me, someone on the aro/ace spectrum, that the one character who also belongs on that spectrum doesn't get to proclaim it. I get the circumstances and whatever but, still, I wish the character got the chance to make it known.

Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey

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emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

Galatea by Madeline Miller

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dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero Lacruz

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

I just couldn't get into this. I'll try reading it again another time and maybe it'll suit me better.

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

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dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Having come from finishing the ACOTAR series I was pleasantly surprised by how different Throne of Glass was. I'm so enthralled by the world-building that I'm almost more interested in simply learning about the Throne of Glass world than the actual plot. My only gripe is that, once again, I'm invested in a series with a teenager as the main character but I'll just pretend everyone's in their 20s.

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