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Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites by Joy Demorra
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Ursula appeared and ruined it all
Wren Martin Ruins It All by Amanda DeWitt
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
- Didn’t like the glaring lack of descriptions. Wren in ace, he’s not blind he can definitely describe someone’s general physical appearance
- The plot sucked. It was obvious that
Leo was BB because everything about this book is predictable, and the characters’s personalities aren’t charming enough to make up for the poor plot - I feel like Wren’s asexuality was glossed over. He could’ve been allo and the book would’ve remained… the same? My opinion on this would’ve been different had
Leo also been asexual, but he isn’t, he’s allo, so shouldn’t they have had A Conversation about the fact that Wren, a presumably sex-repulsed asexual, will probably not want to do anything sexually intimate with Leo, who’s allo and presumably will want to have sex and stuff??? - The ace representation just felt very, very surface level idk!
The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.0
Esto es un truño con T mayúscula. Todos los personajes me caían mal, y ojalá los Greenbriar se mueran todos <3
The Stolen Heir by Holly Black
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Can't say I love Holly Black's worldbuilding, it feels like Geronimo Stilton en el Reino de la Fantasía on drugs, and that's not a compliment. It's unimaginative, it's overall boring.
The character dynamics fail to charm as they should, which is a pity because the characters don't have much to say for themselves.
This is really sad, because deep within (really deep within, so much that you'll have to dig until your fingers bleed) there was potential, as that very last line belied.
The character dynamics fail to charm as they should, which is a pity because the characters don't have much to say for themselves.
This is really sad, because deep within (really deep within, so much that you'll have to dig until your fingers bleed) there was potential, as that very last line belied.
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
dark
mysterious
fast-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
1.5
It was a weird book
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
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
3.0
It was funny, though I didn't like the romance between Elliot and Luke
Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta
Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.
I don't think I love the narrator :')
Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Same as Loveless. Ace rep can only get you so far ig. Tash was a wholly unlikeable character, as were most others
The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex by Tamsyn Muir
fast-paced
0.5
Why did the author write 'said' 134 times in just twenty-five pages??? There are synonyms for that???
Anyways, the rating's low because the writing was wonky af. I got Gideon the Ninth and I just hope that the editor worked their magic on that because otherwise it'll be a huge dnf :)
Anyways, the rating's low because the writing was wonky af. I got Gideon the Ninth and I just hope that the editor worked their magic on that because otherwise it'll be a huge dnf :)