monarchbooks's Reviews (547)

Spy x Family, Vol. 1

Tatsuya Endo

5.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Daisy Jones & The Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid

5.0

emotional reflective 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

I think the most heartbreaking part of this bokk is that when i first read, I neverbnoticed that Teddy never spoke. He seemed so alive and present in the other characters' stories that I didn't feel his absence. Listening to the audiobook, in which he has a voice but still no direct liness, and knowing his fate is so much worse.

5.0

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I love all the cheese names and the cheesy romance

The Atlas Paradox

Olivie Blake

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Yes

I should remove a star just because of how long it took for me to read but I can't. By removing the most dynamic character from the main narrative, Olivie Blake made this novel harder to get through, but the fact that she knew which character was the most dynamic and worked with the consequences of removing her shows how powerful a writer she really is. Also, the ending is fucking amazing and everything I hoped for.