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Born of Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness

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adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love how witty and silly the characters are in this book. Some might not find this a 5 star read because it’s not literary enough. However, I had such a fun time reading this and getting to know all the characters better that it couldn’t be anything else. There wasn’t a single part I disliked. 

I listened to the audiobook and when the end came I quite literally exclaimed “what?! It’s over?! Already?!” I cannot wait to read the next installment of Maehrer's series.
Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood

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

2.5

Most Ali Hazelwood books are not for me and so I wasn’t expecting to like this one either. Eli’s perspective really, really ate at me. I almost DNF’d because of how clawing and achingly repetitive his parts were. Basically “Rue is so round and voluptuous sexy and soft and fuckable” over and over and over. Like… yes I got it. 

I actually found the plot of this book to be one of the more compelling ones from her books and I found myself relating to the FMC much more than usual. 

I just really… really can’t get past how banal Hazelwood writes a male perspective of desire.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A slow burn, found family story that left me feeling like everything was right in the world.