measishouldbebooks's Reviews (273)

The Unbound

V.E. Schwab

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

The Archived

V.E. Schwab

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

One Dark Window

Rachel Gillig

3.75

emotional mysterious medium-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

This was so close to being 4 stars. It was predictable and a little mediocre up until the last 5 chapters, which were incredible.

The magic system is very interesting and the story is very easy to get into.

Content Warnings

Into the Drowning Deep

Mira Grant

5.0

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-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

This was such an immersive read. I felt like I was really there. It was terrifying and brutal, but still very interesting.

An Education in Malice

S.T. Gibson

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Familiar

Leigh Bardugo

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-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

A Feather So Black

Lyra Selene

1.5

dark emotional mysterious 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: No

I did not enjoy this book as much as I thought I would. The writing style was a confusing mess and I didn’t know what was going on half the time. The ending felt rushed.

Raelia

Lynette Noni

4.0

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

Another fun romp through the day to day life of Alex and her friends at Akarnae. The middle section was kind of slow for me, but it did pick up again and ended with a shocking twist of events.

Akarnae

Lynette Noni

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was a fun read. Mainly about her day to day life in a magic school, with some adventures.

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