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adventurous
emotional
funny
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:
Yes
Thank you to Netgalley, Lex Coucher, and St. Martin's Press for giving me access to this book (two years ago, oops, just figured out the archive) in exchange for an honest review (unpaid).
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love is a fantastic dual pov queer love story set in a medieval-esque time with wonderful tropes like enemies to friends and an arranged marriage/fake dating trope combination. I loved all of the main cast, and I swear Lex Croucher stole my identity to write Gabriel.
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love is a fantastic dual pov queer love story set in a medieval-esque time with wonderful tropes like enemies to friends and an arranged marriage/fake dating trope combination. I loved all of the main cast, and I swear Lex Croucher stole my identity to write Gabriel.
adventurous
funny
fast-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
Thank you to NetGalley, Deborah Underwood, and HarperCollins Children's Booke for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review (Unpaid).
This was a fun twist on a well known tale that children are sure to love. There are not many stories that take on the perspective of the fairy godmother and only one that makes the fairy godmother a private eye mouse, and it was super fun!
This was a fun twist on a well known tale that children are sure to love. There are not many stories that take on the perspective of the fairy godmother and only one that makes the fairy godmother a private eye mouse, and it was super fun!
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Thank you to NetGalley, Liann Zhang, and Atria Books for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review (Unpaid).
Julie Chan is Dead is a intoxicating tale of mental illness, the costs of fame, and mystery. I was immediately sucked in by Zhang's writing, almost as if I was becoming a Belladonna myself. And the ending! Oh my god, the ending. It was perfect.
Julie Chan is Dead is a intoxicating tale of mental illness, the costs of fame, and mystery. I was immediately sucked in by Zhang's writing, almost as if I was becoming a Belladonna myself. And the ending! Oh my god, the ending. It was perfect.
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
Thank you to NetGalley, Aisha Saeed, and Random House Publishing for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review (Unpaid).
The Matchmaker is an incredible story about family, work-life balance, and love (in all shapes and forms). The mystery had me on edge the entire time I was reading (and every time I had to set the book down), and while I caught the big twist pretty early, I still loved watching everything unravel. The backstory about Nura's parents felt a little unnecessary since nothing came out of it.
The Matchmaker is an incredible story about family, work-life balance, and love (in all shapes and forms). The mystery had me on edge the entire time I was reading (and every time I had to set the book down), and while I caught the big twist pretty early, I still loved watching everything unravel. The backstory about Nura's parents felt a little unnecessary since nothing came out of it.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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:
Yes
This was a really fun installment to the series
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
challenging
sad
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't have anything tobsay, I just want to cry
dark
fast-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
I loved how this book showcased the minds of serial killers
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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:
Yes
I'm crying about this book at 12:30 AM and if that doesn't say enough, I don't know how to explain how important and meaningful this book was for me. I cried with Fern, I screamed with Fern, I dreamt with Fern - all of the girls really. My heart aches for them because they are real, they exist, they are out there mourning a choice they didn't get to make.
It took me a long time to come back to Grady Hendrix after Horrorstör but I'm glad I did.
It took me a long time to come back to Grady Hendrix after Horrorstör but I'm glad I did.