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Characters:
Joana, Latvian, nurse with papers identifying her as medical staff
Emilia, 15, pregnant polish girl who fled from a farm, has been sexually abused
Florian, 17/18, Prussian, worked for an art collector and quickly realized that he was helping the Nazis steal art after this realization he stole the main piece of Hitlers most beloved collection the "Amber Room"
Alfred, German, was physically not considered to be good enough for the Hitler Jugend, after they needed to come back to every man out of desperation he was made a sailor, reads "Mein Kampf" and is completely consumed by the words of Hitler, thinking he was someone special which he was not
Themes: WW2, war, love, loss, hope, sexual abuse, sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, survival
Cover:
Dust jacket: picture of the sea with a lifesaver and the dark ominous sky in the background
Book: dark blue
Author: never read before definitely want to read more
Setting: Ostpreußen, Gotenhafen
POV: 3rd person quickly alternating between the four main characters
Liked: perspectives, background story, characters, plot
Did not like: /
It's 1:26 am and I'm crying, I think this is an important story and message and it should be read by many people. Because we cannot dare to forget the past. This would be the greatest insult to everyone who did and did not survive. I'm very upset that I did not know about this although WW2 is a very very large part of our school education here in Germany. My grandparents will surely not forget that they have to spend their time afraid and huddled up in bunkers instead of their school. I really like hearing them talk about that time although it makes me and them sad. I think it is very important that it will not be forgotten once the people who lived through this are not here anymore. Okay, now I'm crying even more...
3,5
Characters:
Lexi Angelo, daughter of a relatively famous convention manager, builds her live around these conventions and lets everything else slide
Aidan Green, author of a bestseller under the pseudonym "Haydn Swift"
Themes: questioning priorities in life, father-daughter relationship, divorced parents (mother in lesbian relationship), being in love with someone famous and public,
Cover: nice blue tone with a queue of people
Author: never read before
Setting: in a hotel at several conventions with big gaps in between
POV: 1st Person -> Lexi
Liked: setting, romance, Sam and Lexi's friendship,
Did not like: Aidan and Haydn being described by Lexi as two different people, Lexis character and her stupidity sometimes :D
It was a quick and fluffy contemporary read. The obsessing and fangirling about an author was especially relatable. Sometimes I thought there was some kind of "dancing around it all". Like get your shit together it's not that hard. :D But I liked it. I especially liked the writing - it just spoke to me.
Characters:
Lexi Angelo, daughter of a relatively famous convention manager, builds her live around these conventions and lets everything else slide
Aidan Green, author of a bestseller under the pseudonym "Haydn Swift"
Themes: questioning priorities in life, father-daughter relationship, divorced parents (mother in lesbian relationship), being in love with someone famous and public,
Cover: nice blue tone with a queue of people
Author: never read before
Setting: in a hotel at several conventions with big gaps in between
POV: 1st Person -> Lexi
Liked: setting, romance, Sam and Lexi's friendship,
Did not like: Aidan and Haydn being described by Lexi as two different people, Lexis character and her stupidity sometimes :D
It was a quick and fluffy contemporary read. The obsessing and fangirling about an author was especially relatable. Sometimes I thought there was some kind of "dancing around it all". Like get your shit together it's not that hard. :D But I liked it. I especially liked the writing - it just spoke to me.
3,75 :D
Characters:
Avry, 20 years old, her magic power is healing, she is the last healer who survived, very soft-hearted and selfless,
Kerrick, forest mage, cruel, abusive behavior against Avry
Tohon, dictator-like character with the magic of life
Themes: family, new friendships, disease that killed a big part of population, blame, magic, selfless naive heroine, antihero type love interest,
Cover: Woman who holds a white flower, her face is seen from the side and she wears a bracelet; in the background are more flowers (lilies?) and a castle
Author: Never read before, want to read "Poison Study"
Sequels: #2 Scent of Magic, #3 Taste of Darkness
Setting: some kind of kingdom with fifteen realms, that are divided between 3 rulers
POV: 1st person --> Avry
Liked: plot in general, characters (most of them at least), world
Did not like: I just knew the whole time that Kerrick did not know about the danger/ death of Avry after healing the Prince and just thought "tell him that already" JUST TELL HIM oh dear
I had some issues but I really enjoyed it nevertheless and well that's that :D
Characters:
Avry, 20 years old, her magic power is healing, she is the last healer who survived, very soft-hearted and selfless,
Kerrick, forest mage, cruel, abusive behavior against Avry
Tohon, dictator-like character with the magic of life
Themes: family, new friendships, disease that killed a big part of population, blame, magic, selfless naive heroine, antihero type love interest,
Cover: Woman who holds a white flower, her face is seen from the side and she wears a bracelet; in the background are more flowers (lilies?) and a castle
Author: Never read before, want to read "Poison Study"
Sequels: #2 Scent of Magic, #3 Taste of Darkness
Setting: some kind of kingdom with fifteen realms, that are divided between 3 rulers
POV: 1st person --> Avry
Liked: plot in general, characters (most of them at least), world
Did not like: I just knew the whole time that Kerrick did not know about the danger/ death of Avry after healing the Prince and just thought "tell him that already" JUST TELL HIM oh dear
I had some issues but I really enjoyed it nevertheless and well that's that :D
2,75 - was enjoyable but nothing great; will read the second one because I already own it
Characters:
James Watson descendant of Dr. Watson
Charlotte Holmes descendant of Sherlock Holmes
Themes: crime solving, murder, rape, mystery
Cover:
Dust jacket: dark blue with red and light blue silhouettes: a girl with straight hair holding a magnifying glass, a boy with a rucksack, trees, benches, buildings, a handbag with a snake, a lipstick and a phone
Book: dark blue with a little silhouette of a person
Author: never read before already have the second book
Setting: a prep school in Connecticut, USA
POV: 1st person -> James Watson
Liked: plot, mystery, references
Did not like: pace, characters
Characters:
James Watson descendant of Dr. Watson
Charlotte Holmes descendant of Sherlock Holmes
Themes: crime solving, murder, rape, mystery
Cover:
Dust jacket: dark blue with red and light blue silhouettes: a girl with straight hair holding a magnifying glass, a boy with a rucksack, trees, benches, buildings, a handbag with a snake, a lipstick and a phone
Book: dark blue with a little silhouette of a person
Author: never read before already have the second book
Setting: a prep school in Connecticut, USA
POV: 1st person -> James Watson
Liked: plot, mystery, references
Did not like: pace, characters
3,5
Characters:
Andie/ Alexandra, takes on a job as dog walker even though she has no clue about dogs, never had a relationship lasting longer than few weeks and doesn't know what love is
Clark, wrote a book when he was very young and now struggles to write the sequel
3 girl-friends of MC,
Themes: romance, father-daughter relationship, dynamics in a friend group,
Cover:
Dust jacket: an ice-cream van, a girl in sunglasses with 6 dogs and on the backside the girl and dogs are sitting on a bench
Book: yellow
Author: read "Amy and Rogers Epic Detour"
Setting: a town in America
POV: 1st Person -> Andie
Liked: plot, style (text messages included), pace, ending, Clark
Did not like:characters especially MC!, creativity
Characters:
Andie/ Alexandra, takes on a job as dog walker even though she has no clue about dogs, never had a relationship lasting longer than few weeks and doesn't know what love is
Clark, wrote a book when he was very young and now struggles to write the sequel
3 girl-friends of MC,
Themes: romance, father-daughter relationship, dynamics in a friend group,
Cover:
Dust jacket: an ice-cream van, a girl in sunglasses with 6 dogs and on the backside the girl and dogs are sitting on a bench
Book: yellow
Author: read "Amy and Rogers Epic Detour"
Setting: a town in America
POV: 1st Person -> Andie
Liked: plot, style (text messages included), pace, ending, Clark
Did not like:characters especially MC!, creativity
Characters:
Michael/Mikey, finds himself in compulsive loops (hand washing, counting), has two sisters: Mel and Meredith for which he feels responsible for, also always thinks he is the least wanted and liked, their father is a non-violent alcoholic and their mother seems to care only for her politics career
Melanie/Mel, has an eating disorder
Henna, black girl, who struggles with incredibly religious parents who want to take her to a war zone in Africa
Jared, a gay 3/4 Jewish 1/4 God whose grandmother is the goddess of cats and whose mother has gone away to save tigers, lions etc, he possesses the power to heal cats (and a bit humans as well) and is worshiped by them
Themes: the side characters in a fantasy novel, compulsive disorder, suicide thoughts, eating disorder, neglecting parents, feeling worthless and least liked, anxiety
Cover:
Dust jacket: dark blue with a building and a blue beam of light shining on it
Book: yellow with blue pages, imprinted lettering on the front "Not everyone has to be the chosen one"
Author: never read before, probably not the best starting novel, want to read "A Monster Calls"
Setting: a small american city
POV: first person -> Mikey
Liked: humor, quick read, premise
Did not like: quite boring, did not care much for characters
Michael/Mikey, finds himself in compulsive loops (hand washing, counting), has two sisters: Mel and Meredith for which he feels responsible for, also always thinks he is the least wanted and liked, their father is a non-violent alcoholic and their mother seems to care only for her politics career
Melanie/Mel, has an eating disorder
Henna, black girl, who struggles with incredibly religious parents who want to take her to a war zone in Africa
Jared, a gay 3/4 Jewish 1/4 God whose grandmother is the goddess of cats and whose mother has gone away to save tigers, lions etc, he possesses the power to heal cats (and a bit humans as well) and is worshiped by them
Themes: the side characters in a fantasy novel, compulsive disorder, suicide thoughts, eating disorder, neglecting parents, feeling worthless and least liked, anxiety
Cover:
Dust jacket: dark blue with a building and a blue beam of light shining on it
Book: yellow with blue pages, imprinted lettering on the front "Not everyone has to be the chosen one"
Author: never read before, probably not the best starting novel, want to read "A Monster Calls"
Setting: a small american city
POV: first person -> Mikey
Liked: humor, quick read, premise
Did not like: quite boring, did not care much for characters
4,5
Characters:
Lina, 15 year old Lithuanian girl, with a talent for art and drawing, documents the events under great personal risk with drawings
younger brother and Mother,
Themes: WW2, labor camps, abduction, despair, torture, art,
Cover:
Dust jacket: white/ light blue with a shoot of a plant and barbed wire
Book: white
Author: loved "Salt to the Sea"
Setting: a long journey over 6.500 miles across the Arctic Circle; over years
POV: 1st Person -> Lina
Liked: plot, setting, characters, writing,
Did not like:
Characters:
Lina, 15 year old Lithuanian girl, with a talent for art and drawing, documents the events under great personal risk with drawings
younger brother and Mother,
Themes: WW2, labor camps, abduction, despair, torture, art,
Cover:
Dust jacket: white/ light blue with a shoot of a plant and barbed wire
Book: white
Author: loved "Salt to the Sea"
Setting: a long journey over 6.500 miles across the Arctic Circle; over years
POV: 1st Person -> Lina
Liked: plot, setting, characters, writing,
Did not like:
4,5
Characters:
Cath/Catherine, daughter of the Marquess but much rather wants to own a bakery because of her love for baking, is to marry the King of Hearts
Jest/the Joker new in the city, works as the king's joker and advisor, has a secret mission
Themes: fate, love, parents deciding for their daughter, mystery, loss, sacrifice, revenge, food
Cover:
Dust jacket: black with red vines and the crown/ sword
Book: black with glittering red ornaments and the hat of the joker
Author: never read before, want to read more
Setting: Hearts (Wonderland)
POV: 3rd person -> Cath
Liked: love story, character development, creativity, food/ taste related words,
Did not like: /
Characters:
Cath/Catherine, daughter of the Marquess but much rather wants to own a bakery because of her love for baking, is to marry the King of Hearts
Jest/the Joker new in the city, works as the king's joker and advisor, has a secret mission
Themes: fate, love, parents deciding for their daughter, mystery, loss, sacrifice, revenge, food
Cover:
Dust jacket: black with red vines and the crown/ sword
Book: black with glittering red ornaments and the hat of the joker
Author: never read before, want to read more
Setting: Hearts (Wonderland)
POV: 3rd person -> Cath
Liked: love story, character development, creativity, food/ taste related words,
Did not like: /