I'm not a historical fiction girly but this wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be...it just wasn't quite what I hoped. It wasn't as impressive or great like I was rooting for. I just didn't care about Caroline and I found the side bit with her cheating husband to be off putting. Nella and Eliza's POVs were more interesting and even then it felt like not much happened. The premise gave me aqua tofana vibes iykyk but I was slightly disappointed it wasn't that. Not bad but incredibly average.

I both loved and hated this and this taught me true patience. I desperately wanted to finish this and I'm happy I stuck with it. There were some incredible moments like Sara going to college, breaking free of the patriarchal standards she'd been subjected to her whole life, and becoming a intelligent and independent woman. I loved her growth. However, the first half was easily about her horrible father who was a lazy schmuck who belittled, bullied, and and puppeteered his wife and daughters. He was an actual tyrant and I didn't like how in the end the book tried to make his person okay because he's "a part of the old world." No thanks. A 3.5 though.

Sooo this was fine. Olivia was so relatable, the cats were probably the best part, the humor was fun, but the romance wasn't vibing with me for some reason and I'm not sure why. Also, the spicy scenes were a bit meh as well. The ending was okay and I thought it was cute but ultimately, this was a forgettable book. I haven't read the other books in this series and everyone has been hyping them up so maybe I'll give them a try.

While I found the story itself to be a bit more boring and "quiet" than I was hoping it to be, it definitely had that Holly Black ethereal vibe that I find comforting. Something about her fae stories are always so unique to me but she also makes the gruesome parts genuinely terrifying. I wish a bit more happened in the story, I didn't care for Hazel or Jack, and I think my favorite part was the cute little epilogue.

This was a fresh and exciting debut. I'm honestly surprised this was Hannah's debut because of how beautiful and imaginative and layered the prose is. The world building was just enough, the characters are spirited and fun, and the concept of all these gods that need to be killed is interesting. The prologue immediately had me hooked and I knew this was a series I would continue. 4.5 stars for me.

This series is still one of the most wonderfully unique ones yet. I think I liked the first book more but I did find the concept interesting. I didn't think fairy tales would be more dangerous to wander through but it so fun to listen to Tilly and Oskar to jump into them and then discover...plot holes. Literally. The stories were disappearing and glitching. I'm also quite curious about the archivists as well and I hope that gets explored more.

I wasn't sure what to expect and I wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. I'm a sucker for haunted house stories and I thought this one was full of spooky, unsettling, and and mysterious ghosts and secrets. The family secrets and the tragedy was gut wrenching and it made me emotional at times. The dual timeline was well done and helped to understand the ending even more.

I didn't like this at all and that makes me super sad because a story with queer theatre kids and a love curse??? It sounded like a good time but unfortunately the story didn't deliver. Melody, the main character, was annoying and just an overall terrible friend. The crew/cast definitely had a lot of issues with one another and it got to be a lot, the curse part just sounded so fake and considering that's part of the plot... just wasn't a good time.

A sapphic, low fantasy with academic rivals and magical parallel universe?? Sounds like a great time sign me up. While I enjoyed this and it was a good story it tried to do too much. The subplot could've been handled a lot quicker than it was and took away from a lot of other important issues. TW for grooming, it was so icky and the abuse of power was gross. What the book did well was having a diverse voice that brought to light racism and micro aggressions, well likable characters you want to root for, and fun witchy magic.

I loved the movie when I was young and I was so excited to read the story. I thought this was fun, cute, and magical and I envisioned the movie characters while reading this. I also loved that this was fast paced and short. I probably won't read the other books but this was great.