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House of Many Ways

Diana Wynne Jones

4.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Delightful and fun, a great follow up to Howl's Moving Castle and Castle in the Air. I enjoyed the children characters, though Charmain was quite sheltered and privileged. It was especially fun to see Sophie navigate parenthood. A chaotic romp I believe only Jones could deliver.

Castle in the Air

Diana Wynne Jones

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

Becky Chambers

4.0

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

The Pearl Sister

Lucinda Riley

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

4.0

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

A Very Merry Bromance

Lyssa Kay Adams

3.5

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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: Yes

This is the first one in which I still have questions at the end! Still liked it, even though it took me awhile to actually like Gretchen. But i adore this series and I'm gonna be devastated when it's over... please let there be more. I still need Malcolm and Dell and Yan stories!

Ninth House

Leigh Bardugo

3.5

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

3.5 🐍
Alex gave me huge Jessica Jones vibes, which really hooked me. There's a lot going on and I really had to remind myself what was happening each time I picked the book back up. I might prefer to physically read Hell Bent (book 2) instead of listening to the audio book, but that's just a personal preference. The narration was excellent, however, and the interview with the author was so fun to listen to. I do truly look forward to more of this series!