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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall Thoughts:
⁕ Schwab masterfully balances the nonlinear narratives of 2 separate people across 300 years and multiple continents. You wouldn’t expect it, but the story was SO easy to follow.
⁕ This wasn’t necessarily a book full of unpredictable plot twists, but in the best way possible. Schwab laid out clues like a trail of crumbs that I ATE UP, and I still cried when the inevitable happened.
⁕ The end of the book is probably one of the most satisfying I’ve ever read for a stand-alone.
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⁕ Schwab masterfully balances the nonlinear narratives of 2 separate people across 300 years and multiple continents. You wouldn’t expect it, but the story was SO easy to follow.
⁕ This wasn’t necessarily a book full of unpredictable plot twists, but in the best way possible. Schwab laid out clues like a trail of crumbs that I ATE UP, and I still cried when the inevitable happened.
⁕ The end of the book is probably one of the most satisfying I’ve ever read for a stand-alone.
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, War
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Overall Thoughts:
⁕ This is not your typical zombie book. I love, love, love how Lloyd-Jones uses the undead to explore themes of grief and loss in a really unique way.
⁕ I wish that this was a duology instead of a standalone. I think the story would have benefited from more time with the characters and a greater deep dive into the welsh lore.
⁕ Unpopular opinion: I did not like the goat. Sure, it was cute at first, but it kept acting as a plot device to save the main characters and it got repetitive.
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⁕ This is not your typical zombie book. I love, love, love how Lloyd-Jones uses the undead to explore themes of grief and loss in a really unique way.
⁕ I wish that this was a duology instead of a standalone. I think the story would have benefited from more time with the characters and a greater deep dive into the welsh lore.
⁕ Unpopular opinion: I did not like the goat. Sure, it was cute at first, but it kept acting as a plot device to save the main characters and it got repetitive.
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Death of parent
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall Thoughts:
⁕ The element I enjoyed most about this book was the author’s writing style. I can best describe it as Alice in Wonderland meets a Series of Unfortunate Events — clever quips, personified objects/concepts, and a self aware narrator.
⁕ The flow of this story was all over the place. The beginning was way too fast and the middle dragged on and on.
⁕ The main character was overshadowed by Fairyland itself. As a reader who heavily invests in character development, I was so bored.
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⁕ The element I enjoyed most about this book was the author’s writing style. I can best describe it as Alice in Wonderland meets a Series of Unfortunate Events — clever quips, personified objects/concepts, and a self aware narrator.
⁕ The flow of this story was all over the place. The beginning was way too fast and the middle dragged on and on.
⁕ The main character was overshadowed by Fairyland itself. As a reader who heavily invests in character development, I was so bored.
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Slavery, Violence
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Overall Thoughts:
⁕ I have such mixed feelings on the characters. Fleetwood is written well, but gosh was she annoyingly classist and petty at points. On the other hand, her husband Richard is a perfectly despicable Villian, but Halls lets him off waaaay too easy in the end.
⁕ Everyone keeps saying this is a feminist text — BUT IT’S NOT. It pits the main character against other women, doesn’t hold one of the most sexist characters accountable, and almost suggests that some of the “witches” deserved to be persecuted!
⁕ I wanted more magic! More lore! The familiars were hardly touched on at all, despite them being the LITERAL TITLE OF THE BOOK.
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⁕ I have such mixed feelings on the characters. Fleetwood is written well, but gosh was she annoyingly classist and petty at points. On the other hand, her husband Richard is a perfectly despicable Villian, but Halls lets him off waaaay too easy in the end.
⁕ Everyone keeps saying this is a feminist text — BUT IT’S NOT. It pits the main character against other women, doesn’t hold one of the most sexist characters accountable, and almost suggests that some of the “witches” deserved to be persecuted!
⁕ I wanted more magic! More lore! The familiars were hardly touched on at all, despite them being the LITERAL TITLE OF THE BOOK.
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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall Thoughts:
⁕ The beginning of this book contains everything I dislike about classic literature (pre-modern lit references, heavy usage of dead languages, etc). This stuff eventually tapered off, but it was a lot of work to understand the first 2 chapters.
⁕ I HATED the characters until I didn’t. At first they were all elitist brats. Eventually, I learned that they were still elitist brats, but with complexities and development that were worth investing attention in.
⁕ This book is a sloooow build. It’s worth it if you can hang on until page 150ish. After that, it’s hard to put down.
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⁕ The beginning of this book contains everything I dislike about classic literature (pre-modern lit references, heavy usage of dead languages, etc). This stuff eventually tapered off, but it was a lot of work to understand the first 2 chapters.
⁕ I HATED the characters until I didn’t. At first they were all elitist brats. Eventually, I learned that they were still elitist brats, but with complexities and development that were worth investing attention in.
⁕ This book is a sloooow build. It’s worth it if you can hang on until page 150ish. After that, it’s hard to put down.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Alcohol
Moderate: Incest, Sexual content
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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:
Yes
Overall Thoughts:
⁕ This book works as part of a series, but I don’t think it would make a strong standalone. There’s a lot of info-dumping in preparation for the next and final book, making this one seem pretty stagnant.
⁕ Like the Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate has multiple narratives. Unfortunately, I did not love them equally (again, largely due to info-dumping and stagnancy for one of the characters).
⁕ The depictions of the magical beings in this one are so vivid! Jemisin involves all of the senses to bring to life creatures that I’ve never read of before in mainstream fantasy, but I can picture them clear as day.
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⁕ This book works as part of a series, but I don’t think it would make a strong standalone. There’s a lot of info-dumping in preparation for the next and final book, making this one seem pretty stagnant.
⁕ Like the Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate has multiple narratives. Unfortunately, I did not love them equally (again, largely due to info-dumping and stagnancy for one of the characters).
⁕ The depictions of the magical beings in this one are so vivid! Jemisin involves all of the senses to bring to life creatures that I’ve never read of before in mainstream fantasy, but I can picture them clear as day.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
Overall Thoughts:
⁕ At times this book was really fun and wacky, but it also felt like the authors prioritized humor in life or death situations and it lowered the stakes and conflict of the story overall.
⁕ Even though he’s not the main character, the best character is Merlin. I love how they steered away from the traditional archetype of old mentor and really complicated his role in the story.
⁕ There is such a diverse representation of queer characters in this book! I was sad b/c the main romance felt rushed and I wanted more time for it to develop!
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⁕ At times this book was really fun and wacky, but it also felt like the authors prioritized humor in life or death situations and it lowered the stakes and conflict of the story overall.
⁕ Even though he’s not the main character, the best character is Merlin. I love how they steered away from the traditional archetype of old mentor and really complicated his role in the story.
⁕ There is such a diverse representation of queer characters in this book! I was sad b/c the main romance felt rushed and I wanted more time for it to develop!
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Genocide, Sexual assault, Death of parent
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall Thoughts:
⁕ As a dual narrative story, Lira’s perspective was much more interesting to me than Elian’s. She has a decent character arc, whereas Elian stays more or less the same throughout the book.
⁕ The dialogue felt choppy and awkward at points. There were big gaps in between characters replying to one another and a few odd turns of phrase that had me re-reading whole sections to figure out what was going on.
⁕ I was intrigued by by Christo’s use of linguistics to show the differences between Lira’s and Elian’s cultures! It only happened like 3 times, but it enhanced the world-building for me.
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⁕ As a dual narrative story, Lira’s perspective was much more interesting to me than Elian’s. She has a decent character arc, whereas Elian stays more or less the same throughout the book.
⁕ The dialogue felt choppy and awkward at points. There were big gaps in between characters replying to one another and a few odd turns of phrase that had me re-reading whole sections to figure out what was going on.
⁕ I was intrigued by by Christo’s use of linguistics to show the differences between Lira’s and Elian’s cultures! It only happened like 3 times, but it enhanced the world-building for me.
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Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Slavery
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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
Overall Thoughts:
⁕ the book is narrated by the main character Jane; she is equal parts kick-butt, sarcastic, and tender
⁕ the story focuses more on the development of Jane’s friendship with her classmate Katherine and their navigation of the world they live in than it does on romantic relationships... a breath of fresh air from your usual YA fiction!
⁕ Ireland beautifully blends fantasy, horror, and historical fiction to make important commentary on the long lasting impacts of racism and white supremacy in the United States
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⁕ the book is narrated by the main character Jane; she is equal parts kick-butt, sarcastic, and tender
⁕ the story focuses more on the development of Jane’s friendship with her classmate Katherine and their navigation of the world they live in than it does on romantic relationships... a breath of fresh air from your usual YA fiction!
⁕ Ireland beautifully blends fantasy, horror, and historical fiction to make important commentary on the long lasting impacts of racism and white supremacy in the United States
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Acephobia/Arophobia
Moderate: Child death, Torture
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
Overall Thoughts:
⁕ The book concept is so original, despite it falling into the popular genres of fantasy and post-apocalyptic.
⁕ The world building can be intense at first, but it is totally worth it.
⁕ Jemisin perfectly balances 3 separate storylines with the just right amount of development and suspense, so I never got bored!
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⁕ The book concept is so original, despite it falling into the popular genres of fantasy and post-apocalyptic.
⁕ The world building can be intense at first, but it is totally worth it.
⁕ Jemisin perfectly balances 3 separate storylines with the just right amount of development and suspense, so I never got bored!
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence