ben_readz_books's Reviews (413)

adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Isla is absolutely insufferable oh my god

She’s also the dumbest b*tch I’ve met since Feyre

And can we talk about how there’s such an emphasis on the fact that she’s the only ruler who’s like barely a legal adult by our standards while BOTH of the love interests are literal centuries old??? I am so f*cking tired of that trope. Make her old too or give her a love interest her own age for Pete’s sake
dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom

Christopher Healy

DID NOT FINISH: 50%
adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional inspiring tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Complicated
adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense 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: Complicated

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Royal Assassin

Robin Hobb

DID NOT FINISH: 40%

It’s well written, but way too slow paced and long for my tastes currently. Everything is taking foreeeeever to happen, and the mystery I actually care about is barely a footnote, so my interest isn’t being kept there either. I’ll probably come back to this at some point, when I’m feeling less action and a slower pace.