nikki_bell's Reviews (144)

Written In The Stars

Alexandria Bellefleur

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Satsuma Complex

Bob Mortimer

4.25

dark hopeful 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: Complicated

Here We Go Again

Alison Cochrun

5.0

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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

Bloom Into You (Complete)

Nakatani Nio

4.0

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Friends of Dorothy

Sandi Toksvig

4.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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 Priory of the Orange Tree

Samantha Shannon

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-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: Complicated

Read for the January 2025 Sapphfic Book Club readalong.

I did really enjoy this book, but... I was disappointed with the lack of content in the book about the lead characters falling in love or any spice between them (it is quite good for a younger audience though!). That being said it was still an excellent read dispite it actually being the size of a large house brick ;-). The world building and character development is very good and it contains diverse relationships between men and women, both gay and straight from various backgrounds and religions. You just can't please everyone though and as a Sapphic fiction romance fan I'd say about 98% of this story is not a Sapphic romance dispite what other reviews and recommendations had lead me to believe. It is however a great fantasy book about dragons with a diverses cast of characters.