drgnlv's Reviews (823)

Circus of the Darned

3.0

funny lighthearted

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

This book does not deserve to have a cover with the TV show characters on it. TV-Antony is annoying enough, but book-Antony is a literal predator. I stopped reading after the first "meet cute" where he corners Kate in a room alone. In the time period of the book's setting, this would have been tantamount to rape. Perhaps the author is asking the reader to view the characters through a modern lens, but if that is the case, then book-Antony's perspective is of a literal sociopath.

I will not be finishing this book nor reading any of the others in the series. So glad they made the TV show so much better than this.

The Word Eater

Mary Amato

4.0

emotional reflective sad

We Hunt the Flame

Hafsah Faizal

5.0

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I loved this book! Very, very fun read.

Guards! Guards!

Terry Pratchett

4.0

Under the Whispering Door

TJ Klune

3.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Cozy fantasies are not for me. I didn’t like the main character, and I didn’t find the romance very believable. The secondary characters were WAY more interesting than the main ones. Would give 2 stars, but added an extra star for Mei, Nelson, and Apollo.

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