bella613's Reviews (551)

emotional reflective medium-paced
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was pretty fun to listen to at the beginning. I slowly got less into it as it went on. I'm not sure exactly what it is about it but there's just not enough to keep me interested. But I liked the style of notes from a main character reading it.

Shanghailanders

Juli Min

DID NOT FINISH: 18%

This is boring me and the narrator isn't easy to listen to for some reason. Maybe I'll come back to it someday but for now it's my first dnf of the year.
sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No

Some parts of this were really good and overall it's a well done book. But the pacing and attitude of the story aren't my favorite. 
adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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: Complicated

So fun!!
I love fairytale retellings but I don't actually know that many so I had a blast learning more. This is a really well planned story and I think these authors especially Hannah and Violet Matter do a great job at everything they produce. High quality and humorous, great art, and the characters are all really lovable and interesting.
dark tense slow-paced
Loveable characters: Complicated
slow-paced
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was not great. 
The writing seems to get either worse or just more noticeable bad with each book of the series, and there were many parts of this book that made me think the author didn't have any editors feedback.
It's really annoying that everything is overly descriptive- sometimes it's best in writing to show and not tell, especially when trying to write romantic scenes. The word choice and specific description of the characters feelings about everything made this read like fanfiction and not in a good way.
We spent wayyy too long on the sex festival. I get that it was a literary device used to force the characters to all confess to each other and get the romance moving in each storyline at the same time, but it really didn't need to go on and on and on. It was overused and felt really uncomfortable. 
The final battle was dramatic for the sake of drama. And by the end I was just waiting for the book to be done.

There were parts of the story that I liked but as with most popular fantasy series I am juat a little more disappointed the further in I get.
informative inspiring fast-paced

This is great! 
Very cute and just enough information included to satisfy curiousity.