corabookworm's Reviews (264)

Such a fun book but honestly could have been longer! I wanted more!

Everything you could possibly want from a Hunter Games prequel. So well done with such important themes and it makes the original trilogy even more heartbreaking.

Actually a pretty easy/fun read for Shakespeare! I <3 Beatrice!

What a wonderful and unique book. It's not often that we get fae books that are focused on mysterious magic and deep family bonds, with the romance only popping up as an adorable side plot, but that's exactly what this is.

I wouldn't exactly describe this as a "cozy" fantasy (just because there are some very tense scenes and some flashbacks to death and war and whatnot) but it was very calm for a fantasy book. The slower pace and heavy prose didn't exactly make it a page turner, but rather a book I visited in between other reads. I didn't mind this at all, though. The plot, especially the mystery of the monsters and the shadows (even if a bit repetitive/obvious at times), was enough to keep me engaged and pull me back whenever I strayed too far.

The characters and relationships, though, are probably the strongest part of this book. The obvious one is the father-son dynamic between Iohmar and Lor, which was ADORABLE, but also the mentor figure of Galen, the sweet romance with Runda, the childhood memories with Ascia, and the flashbacks to Iohmar's parents. Even the way Iohmar interacted with his people as their ruler was so wholesome and wonderful.

Overall this was just a beautifully written book. Definitely not what you want if you're looking for spicy fae romance or action-filled fantasy, but if you want a fairy-tale like story with great family dynamics and an underlying, shadow-y mystery, Under the Earth, Over the Sky is perfect.

Love love loved this book. I've only read a couple multiverse books and this one was so amazing. The characters were so brilliant and the underlying messages of classism and privilege were as well-written as the action- and drama-packed sci-fi plot. My only problem is that the story at times felt a little scattered? Like it felt like there were multiple endings and it wasn't fully cohesive? But that's very nitpicky, overall this book was so good!

Strong concept but kind of scattered execution. MC annoyed me bc what do you mean it’s none of their business they literally just asked how you were doing chill 😭 I liked the ghost stuff. Got confused by the parasite stuff. And the house stuff was the coolest. Overall ok book but I didn’t love.

I wouldn’t say all my questions are answered, but I LOVED the way this book connected all the missing pieces in our characters’ stories, if not the story of Area X. I’m not super satisfied with the ending, so I’m glad a fourth book was added!

Very similar to book 1, in that it is more weird vibes than plot and characters. It’s got all of the observations and mysteries of Annihilation, but in a creepy military/corporate world instead of the wildernesss. No questions answered but it was interesting at least, especially towards the end.

Cheesy YA vampire romance. The plot as a concept was interesting, and it was a quick and entertaining read, even if the writing was mediocre and the characters were annoying (the MC kept insisting she had a moral code but also didn't follow this code and was fine with her vampire friends eating random people). And the 40yr old vampire in 16yr old body falling in love with a teenager was a little off-putting. But also people are making WAYYYY more of a fuss about it in reviews for this book than in reviews of vampire/fae books with straight romances so honestly whatever. More weirded out by the fact that she kept comparing the girl to her younger self. Like make up your mind are you mentally 16 or mentally 40. And they didn't have much chemistry except when they were kissing. But overall the book was at least entertaining! Just probably aimed for younger audiences than me.