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This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron
2.0
I have never seen a more passive main character who basically spends 75% of the story being told what’s going on, watching other people do things, and following along. What an absolute downgrade from the first book in this duology.
Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon
4.5
Cory is an absolute dumpster fire and gloriously un-self-aware.If you’re waiting for her to grow, mature, or become a better person? Well, this book won’t give you that. Teenagers are gonna be teenagers.
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
5.0
WOW !! Literally a masterpiece. The magic in this world feels so real and weaves through the narrative beautifully.
The Last Checkmate by Gabriella Saab
Did not finish book. Stopped at 57%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 57%.
Just terrible from a narrative/story and prose perspective.
No Judgment: Essays by Lauren Oyler
4.0
Some of the essays are good, some are tedious. Did finding out that she sourced large portions of the historical background from Wikipedia ruin it? A little.
Some of the best one-liners to be found though.
Some of the best one-liners to be found though.
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
2.0
Absolutely baffling how beautiful the prose can be but how lacking everything else is. The author basically ruins everything by trying to follow the myths to the letter. Towards the end, characters have sudden life-changing revelations that make them act completely differently basically every few chapters.
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
2.5
I simply required more Marcellus content, especially when that is the entire hook. Also weird that Cameron isn’t mentioned in the blurb at all, he’s easily the worst part of the book (perhaps other than Ethan).