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2025 reread: Upon rereading, I have a lot more empathy for Zélie in the beginning; sis was really carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders and is tired - I get it. Zélie behaves like a caged animal, which makes sense. She's been caged and beaten by the monarchy and those in power because of who she is and what she stands for, and she takes any hint of a threat as life-threatening, which makes her overreact and act out. I hope Inan & Amari get to heal from the abuse Saran and Nehanda put them through. I also wish we'd seen more of Ojore's bond with Inan...he seemed a bit empty and full of potential. Also, I like/trust Roën a whole lot more upon reread. Tzain and Zélie are Amari's chosen family, and I love that we get to see the three of them in a new light. Also...really hoping we don't have a slavery aspect about to be introduced in book 3. A lil worried about this ending again.
2020 read: This was a pretty solid second installment of the Legacy of Orïsha, and I'm very excited to see what comes next in the last book. Amari still remains my favorite character; she has even more character growth and development in this book than the first one, and she's steady in her resolve and convictions. Zélie got on my nerves for the majority of this book, and I find that she's very wishy-washy at times and kind of erratic. Which I mean, I guess that's a change from the beginning of the first book but also...she kind of needs to grow up, which she eventually does later on in Children of Virtue and Vengeance. I truly do wish we got more of Tzain, however. His love arc with Amari is golden, but I still wish we got more of him; he truly is a gem of a character.
2020 read: This was a pretty solid second installment of the Legacy of Orïsha, and I'm very excited to see what comes next in the last book. Amari still remains my favorite character; she has even more character growth and development in this book than the first one, and she's steady in her resolve and convictions. Zélie got on my nerves for the majority of this book, and I find that she's very wishy-washy at times and kind of erratic. Which I mean, I guess that's a change from the beginning of the first book but also...she kind of needs to grow up, which she eventually does later on in Children of Virtue and Vengeance. I truly do wish we got more of Tzain, however. His love arc with Amari is golden, but I still wish we got more of him; he truly is a gem of a character.
*3.5* This is a quick sci-fi mystery that is definitely fast-paced and brings up some interesting points about the fear of losing one's memories and self. I will say, I figured out who the unknown antagonist was about halfway through the book. The premise is definitely striking, but I found the execution a bit lacking. I think I would have liked this book to be a little bit longer and to explore more. It went by pretty quickly, and I think the reveal would have been a bit less shocking if more character development and possibly world-building had occurred. Otherwise, it's definitely not a bad read.
This is definitely a solid, character-driven story about a 15 year old girl who sacrifices her childhood for the promise of providing for her family. There were some dry moments, but the author keeps you interested. Our main character Ana is so interesting and so naïve, but this all makes sense given the context of the story. I'd be interested in reading another work by this author.
Once again Christina Lauren weaves together a touching romance that leaves your heart both pounding and breaking at the same time. I've always been a sucker for the "reconnected lovers" and "besties to lovers" tropes, and BOTH of these are present in Love and Other Words but in different ways.
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Woohoo! This is my first re-read of The Titan's Curse, and I'm excited to continue re-reading the rest of the series! This definitely wasn't my favorite of the PJO series (the title still remains with The Lightning Thief), but this book definitely holds crucial information and plants a lot of seeds for the rest of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, plus the Heroes of Olympus series. I do wish we had more time with Thalia, though; she's so spunky and complex. Rick Riordan does a great job of creating these differing and dynamic characters that mesh so well together and have you rooting for them the entire way.
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I have yet to re-read The Last Olympian at the time of writing this review, but as of right now, I think The Battle of the Labyrinth is my favorite book out of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. We see a tremendous amount of character growth in Percy, Annabeth, and Grover. The book (as well as the entire series but this book really hones in on it) really dives deep into idea that we are all propelled and/or haunted by the sins and choices of our parents. This book brings up big questions like: Will we outrun our fate and our parents mistakes? Can we be more than our parents' worst attributes and ambitions? We see this especially prevalent in the characters of Percy, Nico, and Annabeth. The book also starts to explore the idea of depression and grief in children and how this can fester and spread when left unchecked. Riordan plants the seeds for a much larger discussion in The Battle of the Labyrinth that he then dives deeper into in the series after this one, The Heroes of Olympus, where we meet Nico again.
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*4.5* Pretty solid read and fast-paced. Jacob is definitely a favorite character, and I'm excited to see where we go next in the world of Cassidy Blake.
In-depth review in my Weekly Wrap-Up article: www.bookinitwithahtiya.wordpress.com
In-depth review in my Weekly Wrap-Up article: www.bookinitwithahtiya.wordpress.com
Solid multi-generational story that is told from multiple perspectives. Jacqueline Woodson definitely delivers in terms of beautiful and poignant writing, and now I want to read anything she's ever written.