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Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

This is a good 3⭐️ and I’m glad I follow a few content creators who I vibe with because they for the most part thought book 1 was ok but the story definitely gets better with books 2 and 3. So I’m hopeful. This was just an ok intro to this world, I personally feel like it didn’t need to be this long because what did we actually do? She’s a healer with a feisty attitude lol and definitely a slow burn but hey we’re here for the journey of things.

A River of Golden Bones by A.K. Mulford
Did not finish book. Stopped at 58%.

Writing - loved!
Characters - intrigued
Pace - slow n steady with fast moments

I think when it comes to shifter fantasies something about Wolfpack’s just truly do nothing for me. This story sets up a beautiful story but the characters and the intensity of certain situations is either like too laxed or maybe the wolves are just not as fierce as I expect them to be. I’ll definitely give this authors other series a try but this is just not for me.

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

adventurous informative reflective fast-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

3.0

Alright i attempted this series, i love the covers and i love the premise of this character collecting stories but there is just no connection for me. No connection to what is being collected and no connection to any of the characters. I think this series is a hit for some/most but I am apart of the minority on this.

The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

This has such a strong start for me, then it dwindled a little bit and went back up. This probably more along the lines of a cozy fantasy that I enjoy. I really enjoyed the writing style and the magic system with the different kinds of witches. I would still really recommend this one!

Heartless by Elsie Silver

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

I loved this soooo much!!! Grumpy ol single dad and the hot fiesty nanny, what’s not to love about this combo! The banter was seriously so good in this one. Willa was a fantastic character, so much character growth we get to see. And Cade, his poor angry broken heart, I really did enjoy watching him grow and open up and become less guarded with Willa, it really was like watching a flower bud bloom. Even though it happened over 2 months😵‍💫 sure whatever lol I will say for as hardcore grumpy and people hating he was…once that wall came down…hunnyyyyy 🫠 Cade couldn’t be stopped! He’s a filthy man who needs his mouth washed with soap lol I honestly don’t know if I even care to read anymore of this series. I’ll read Harvey’s book cause he’s freaking hilarious (if he has one) but mmmm yea this was a great story!!

The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

adventurous challenging dark tense 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

4.0

This was a long time coming, I will say for the amount of violence and world building and moving pieces, u surprised myself in not getting lost!! This is definitely more or a revenge story than anything but I’m not mad about it. It’s definitely out of my comfort zone. There’s an underlying magic system that didn’t shine too brightly in book 1 but I think it may come out some more in book 2. A lot happened towards the end of book 1 and I’ll definitely be starting book 2 soon so I don’t forget too much.

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-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

5.0

Oh my heart😭
This story would’ve gotten finished much sooner but there’s a very difficult situation that happens and I was not prepared for it. ⚠️ there is death of a parent…and as someone who juuuust lost their dad at the beginning of this year, yep had to pause for a few days. But this story is a beautifully written story about family and values and the love of basketball. I applaud the delivery in this book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey

adventurous lighthearted reflective fast-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 is definitely one of the easier fantasy worlds I’ve been able to just jump into. I’m not sure if there’s books in Pern before this one but this is the first in a trilogy and really interesting. I’m definitely intrigued to continue and learn more about this world.

Lucky Girl by Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-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

5.0

Such an amazing story. If you’re looking for a strong character driven story, with cultural and familial conflict this is definitely it! I applaud the author with this debut!!

When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.

I tried!!! I tried!!!
Ummm idk what the heck this is lol and seems to be the consensus honestly, either you vibe with it or you don’t. I gave it till 50% because I knew this was more epic than I normally go for but there was still nothinggggg for me to grasp on to keep going. There was a love interest and there was a short moment but even then I was like wait are we actually here or is this a dream. I have a small idea of what the MC was doing and her adventure story but still ummm no. If I was physically reading this I would’ve gotten nowhere. The 2 stars is for the elemental magic (that we barely got any of 🙄) and that one spicy moment but this is not for everyone and that’s just fine!