dpearson5257's reviews
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Ravensong by TJ Klune

challenging emotional funny reflective 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

Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli
Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.

DNF @ 32%
This is simply a me problem. This premise was better than book 1 but the execution is just not my vibe. This is definitely a slower, character focused fantasy. Even the flow of the plot was slow for me. But I just didn’t care. It took me 3 days just to continue 10% and I didn’t want to pick this up. 

Silver Elite by Dani Francis

adventurous challenging funny reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Ok yes!
I am eating my words because I said I wasn’t gonna buy it because it was just ok but i played myself because I do indeed have this in my possession and it was a jolly good time. Divergent meets Quantico in this one and it was a blast! All the way up to the very end. Not sure when the next book is set to release but damnit I need it!

Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is an unpopular opinion according to other reviews but I loved this book! I think if you don’t like unlikeable characters and internal monologues constantly then this may be a struggle. But there were sooo many good things to get from this book. And the audio, Julia did fantastic. I laughed out loud sooo many times. And around the 75% mark I literally felt the book was reading me🥹I’m already recommending this to my friends!

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Definitely love a heartfelt memorial. This is a sad story about the difficult relationship Michelle had with her mother as well as what it means to identify as Korean. So many layers to this and I really enjoyed it. 

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

challenging mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Well that was entertaining.
I can definitely see the appeal with this book but then the end I was like wait that’s it lol the beginning was very intriguing and I definitely was pulled in. And then she did the thing that I love in thrillers, where youre pulled in and then it’s just twist after twist after twist lol but then the ending always seems leave me a bit underwhelmed. It just happened and that was it and then prompts you for book 2 annnnnd I’ll probably read it but if it’s the same formula then I won’t be reading book 3 lol

Shadowshaper Legacy by Daniel José Older

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

This trilogy is tricky for me because I feel like in book 1 we were setting up this world with all these magical generational connections and then book 2 took a hard left into a different path and then book 3 was fairly fast faced and mostly action. I may have messed up in the time in between I read each book because it truly felt like I read 3 different books that were loosely connected because of the characters. Also a tidbit for book 3 and I don’t remember if this was going on in the previous books but this is a multi pov book and the audio doesn’t do chapter headers so it took me some time to figure out whose chapter was whose. Anika does an amazing job with the narration though!

Sorrow and Starlight by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham
Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.

DNF @ 45%
Too long, too many POV’s and nothing is happening. No thank you

Off to start Dark Fae🥴

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz

reflective

4.0

This is not a long book, I just merely forgot I was reading it. I think there’s some really good nuggets of wisdom to take from here but the book just prolonged the overall message. You have the 4 agreements to basically better yourself inside and out and he provides you the tools to think more positive and be less negative to yourself and others, and to try to be better human beings. 

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
Did not finish book. Stopped at 36%.

Yea no. This is slow and not much is happening for me to stay connected to the story.