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Not the Witch You Wed

April Asher

2.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Still Hung Up On You

Liz Maverick

2.5

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Two Twisted Crowns

Rachel Gillig

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I had a hard time putting this one down.
I was so worried that after the amazingness that was One Dark Window that this book was going to fall short and thank god it was just as good as the first one.
TTC was much more of an ensemble than the first book, which honestly I loved.
There was so much mystery surrounding Elm and Ione and the entire Rowan/Yew Clans at the end of ODW, that one pov was just not enough to tie it all together. Rachel did such a phenomenal job of slow rolling the reveals in a way that felt natural to the characters.

The world building in this duology is just so rich, I'm excited to do a re-read and take a stronger look at the different Book of Alders poems throughout and how they foreshadow some important story elements.

My Roommate Is a Vampire

Jenna Levine

2.75

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It was cute, but there was really no plot at all. Fun cozy vampire romance.

Wildfire

Hannah Grace

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

So Hannah Grace for sure got a better editor than she had in Icebreaker. And somehow she made me care about Russ when I really didn't think she'd be able to.
This had all the same somehow super wholesome while simultaneously being filthily smutty vibes that Icebreaker had, but with much better editing.
Aurora felt super authentic too. Does Hannah Grace have daddy issues? Because she writes them wayyyy too well.

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Once Upon a Hallow's Eve

Danielle Garrett

2.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This girl goes from being mentally, emotionally, (and I think physically?) abused by her father, to then turn around and betray her sister to him, for what? She acts like her sister's plan was so much worse than the entire reign of terror of her dad. It really had weird, don't rebel against the capital propaganda vibes