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monarchbooks's Reviews (547)

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Dustin Thao

5.0

inspiring sad 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

It should be illegal to make someone cry this much over fictional people

The Atlas Six

Olivie Blake

5.0

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I need more of this immediately

Bloom

Kevin Panetta

3.5

emotional 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 lot slower than I prefer with graphic novels but a decent read

The Chosen and the Beautiful

Nghi Vo

4.0

mysterious slow-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

This book was slow, because it was written to mimic a classic and decided to mimic the tedious writing as well, but it was so very interesting

Sweet & Bitter Magic

Adrienne Tooley

4.0

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I started this book in August and am just finishing it now in April, but I think it turned out pretty good

A Spindle Splintered

Alix E. Harrow

4.5

adventurous hopeful inspiring 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

This book is a fairytale version of Into the Spider-Verse and I don't typically say this about books but it could have been longer. I would have happily read 200+ more pages of this story (and I will, when the sequel(s) come out). The world is addictive.

Malice

Heather Walter

5.0

dark emotional 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: Yes

I finally understand the idea of falling f9r the dark haired morally grey (more evil than good really 😬) villain because I definitely found myself falling for Alyce