omqchristi's Reviews (728)

» QUICK OVERVIEW «
Stars: ★★★☆☆
Plot: ★★☆☆☆
Readability: ★★★☆☆
Characters: ★★★☆☆
Writing: ★★★☆☆
Recommend: ✗

» PLOT «
Pure evil has a name, hides behind a mask of deceit, and uses her "glamour" to gain power. But who is Queen Levana? Long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress in The Lunar Chronicles, Levana lived a very different story--a story that has never been told . . . until now.

i was hesitant to read this book, especially since i was really tired of The Lunar Chronicles.

» READABILITY «
not bad

» CHARACTERS «
not bad

» WRITING «
normal, a bit lackluster

» OVERALL «
my immediate thoughts after finishing this book: holy shit, this bitch crazy
i was kinda expecting a Heartless level reasoning behind her actions, but damn.

» QUICK OVERVIEW «
Stars: ★★☆☆☆
*Plot: ★★★☆☆
Readability: ★★☆☆☆
*Characters: ★★★☆☆
Writing: ★★☆☆☆
Recommend: ✗

» PLOT «
In fairy tales, happy endings are the norm—as long as you're beautiful and walk on two legs. After all, the ogre never gets the princess. And since fairy tales are the foundational myths of our culture, how can a girl with a disability ever think she'll have a happy ending?

*This is a nonfiction work, so a default rating of 3 stars was given

half baked

» READABILITY «
not bad

» CHARACTERS «
*This is a nonfiction work, so a default rating of 3 stars was given

» WRITING «
not fully developed, but easily understandable

» OVERALL «
could've been better

» QUICK OVERVIEW «
Stars: ★★★★★
Plot: ★★★★★
Readability: ★★★★★
Characters: ★★★★★
Writing: ★★★★☆
Recommend: ✓

» PLOT «
AIDAN is the AI you’ll love to hate. The advanced AI system was supposed to protect a fleet of survivors who’d escaped the deadly attack on Kerenza IV. AIDAN was supposed to be infallible. But in the chaotic weeks and months that followed, it became clear that something was terribly, terribly wrong with AIDAN…

I do love to hate AIDAN, and this book exemplifies it. What happened to Ethan and Liv is heartbreaking and I will never get over it.

» READABILITY «
very readable, just can't stop

» CHARACTERS «
Liv and Ethan have all of my heart, even though it's been completely shattered by the events of this book.

» WRITING «
the writing of the book can be a bit rough, but nonetheless it is pretty good

» OVERALL «
my thoughts on this book while reading:
- holy shit what
- love the ezra cameo
- ethan and liv *broken heart* :((((

» QUICK OVERVIEW «
Stars: ★★☆☆☆
*Plot: ★★★☆☆
Readability: ★★☆☆☆
*Characters: ★★★☆☆
Writing: ★★★☆☆
Recommend: ✗

» A UNIVERSE OF WISHES BY TARA SIM «
★★☆☆☆
hopeful, but lackluster

» THE SILK BLADE BY NATALIE C. PARKER «
★★☆☆☆
didn’t really care about anything in this story

» THE SCARLET WOMAN: A GEMMA DOYLE STORY BY LIBBA BRAY «
★★☆☆☆
don’t care

» CRISTAL Y CENIZA BY ANNA-MARIE MCLEMORE «
★★★☆☆
not bad, just underdeveloped

» LIBERA BY KWAME MBALIA «
★★☆☆☆
i don’t even know what

» A ROYAL AFFAIR BY V.E. SCHWAB «
★★★☆☆
more of the A Darker Shade of Magic series… that I didn’t enjoy

» THE TAKEBACK TANGO BY REBECCA ROANHORSE «
★★★★☆
has potential,

» DREAM AND DARE BY NIC STONE «
★★☆☆☆
meh

» WISH BY JENNI BALCH «
★★★★☆
also had potential, would’ve loved more development

» THE WEIGHT BY DHONIELLE CLAYTON «
★★★☆☆
that was short… but good

» UNMOOR BY MARK OSHIRO «
★★★★★
god damn

» THE COLDEST SPOT IN THE UNIVERSE BY SAMIRA AHMED «
★★☆☆☆
don’t care

» THE BEGINNING OF MONSTERS BY TESSA GRATTON «
★★★☆☆
meh

» LONGER THAN THE THREADS OF TIME BY ZORAIDA CORDOVA «
★★★☆☆
needed more details

» HABIBI BY TOCHI ONYEBUCHI «
★★☆☆☆
more detailed than the other stories, but less interesting. not bad though

» QUICK OVERVIEW «
Stars: ★★★☆☆
Plot: ★★☆☆☆
Readability: ★★★☆☆
Characters: ★★★☆☆
Writing: ★★★☆☆
Recommend: ✗

» PLOT «
Chronic overachiever Prudence Barnett is always quick to cast judgment on the lazy, rude, and arrogant residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of karmic justice are fulfilled when, after a night out with her friends, she wakes up with the sudden ability to cast instant karma on those around her.

honestly lackluster

» READABILITY «
not bad

» CHARACTERS «
Quint >>>

» WRITING «
the writing isn't bad, just not as magical :(

» OVERALL «
I love Marissa Meyer, but her (higher) fantasy books are way better.

» QUICK OVERVIEW «
Stars: ★★★☆☆
Plot: ★★★☆☆
Readability: ★★★☆☆
Characters: ★★☆☆☆
Writing: ★★★☆☆
Recommend: ✗

» PLOT «
When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she knows it isn’t love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up. He doesn’t want love, she doesn’t have time for love, so that just leaves the sex. Their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless, as long as Tate can stick to the only two rules Miles has for her.

Colleen Hoover is known for her twists and this one had a couple. I know they were supposed to be heartbreaking and emotional, but I found them kinda funny... oops.

» READABILITY «
average

» CHARACTERS «
Tate: meh
Miles: better than Tate
Rachel: not the villan in this book

» WRITING «
love the crazy revelations. had a good time guessing them

» OVERALL «
i had this at 4 stars, changed it to 3 because i realized i was clouded by the smut.

EDIT 5/25/22:
i’m coming in to add this to my review of Ugly Love months after i’ve read it because i’ve seen so many TikToks about this book that make me irrationally angry. so here i am, venting about this book.

one of the most “heartbreaking” moments in this book is when

Miles calls Tate by the wrong name during coitus.

Then Tate realizes that she will “…never have his past, because [Rachel] has it.” let me remind you that THE ONLY RULES of their arrangement was to not ask about the past and to not expect a future. MEANING, you have NO claim to the past or future. Not only that, but WHY WOULD SHE EVER HAVE HIS PAST??? THAT SHIT OBVIOUSLY WOULD BELONG TO HIM AND RACHEL. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHY DO YOU WANT A PART OF HIM THAT LOVES SOMEONE ELSE? WHY WOULDN’T YOU WANT A FUTURE? this would’ve been a lot more impactful if it was implied that Rachel owns his past, and that means she will also own his future. not only that, a person doesn’t owe all of themself to you because you love them, much less a part of their life where they spent it with someone else they loved. it is completely their choice, and Miles has made it abundantly clear that he’s not ready to give anyone anything. (SOMEBODY EXPLAIN THE LOGIC HERE PLEASE)

another thing i want to mention is the rampant amount of hate Rachel gets, as if Miles didn’t go through the same thing, but they don’t hate him. Both had different methods of grieving and Rachel’s was to remove herself from the situation. Miles was to take some time, then talk through it with Rachel. Only Rachel got to get over their grief. IT IS NOT HER JOB TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE WHEN SHE WAS SO BROKEN HERSELF. once she got better, it was in no way her job to seek out Miles and “fix” him. Miles didn’t even try. he literally went celibate for years instead of talking over his grief.

As for Tate being so betrayed by Miles, she was aware of the situation the entire time. Miles made his boundaries very clear, and Tate refused to follow them. Tate knew what she was getting into, and rather than remove herself from the situation or reevaluate her feelings, she chose to force Miles to see her POV.

honestly my overall thoughts are Tate<Miles<Rachel

lastly, the “break up” that occurs

80% of the way into the book

is such a cliche. it happens all the time. and I JUST NEED SOMEONE TO DO IT WELL. PLEASE. it is never done well, but i think IT CAN BE. 

this book alone is 3-4 stars, but with CoHo fans, it goes down to 1-2 stars for me. luckily, i don’t rate it based on other people’s opinions, so it’s staying at 3 stars… for now.

» QUICK OVERVIEW «
Stars: ★★★★☆
Plot: ★★★☆☆
Readability: ★★★★☆
Characters: ★☆☆☆☆
Writing: ★★☆☆☆
Recommend: ✗

» PLOT «
A group of women were abducted and abandoned on an Ice Planet. Now saved by a tribe, the women must find out how they fit in to their new world and life.

This book finally developed the world and the tribe a lot more, but it is literally 4 books in.

The plot line with Rukh's isolation from the tribe and his family was interesting for a little while, but it was a bit weak.

» READABILITY «
fast

» CHARACTERS «
I don't like these two that much

» WRITING «
weaker one of the ones i've read

» OVERALL «
my overall perception of this series is positive, but the star ratings don't really show it...

» QUICK OVERVIEW «
Stars: ★☆☆☆☆
Plot: ★★☆☆☆
Readability: ★☆☆☆☆
Characters: ★★☆☆☆
Writing: ★★☆☆☆
Recommend: ✗

» PLOT «
At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn't mind—she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening to her nurse's fairy tales. Above all, she loves the chilling story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon, who appears in the frigid night to claim unwary souls. Wise Russians fear him, her nurse says, and honor the spirits of house and yard and forest that protect their homes from evil.

i have no idea what happened in this book.

» READABILITY «
did not enjoy reading this book

» CHARACTERS «
did not care about the characters in this book

» WRITING «
writing was too dense and abstract/metaphorical, and i'm just too dumb to understand it.

» OVERALL «
if i was smarter, i would've understood this book

» QUICK OVERVIEW «
Stars: ★★☆☆☆
Plot: ★★★☆☆
Readability: ★★★★☆
Characters: ★★★☆☆
Writing: ★★☆☆☆
Recommend: ✗

» PLOT «
The aliens who abducted the women are back, and thanks to the translator Kira's ear, they can find her and the rest of the women and tribe.

I would've liked the plot line regarding the other aliens coming back, but I felt that it was rushed and underdeveloped. I would've liked more, but considering the length of the books, that might've been a bit much to ask for.

» READABILITY «
as easily readable as the previous books

» CHARACTERS «
Kira and Aehako are alright, but generic.

» WRITING «
average

» OVERALL «
not bad, just had more potential and it was wasted

» QUICK OVERVIEW «
Stars: ★★☆☆☆
Plot: ★★☆☆☆
Readability: ★★☆☆☆
Characters: ★★☆☆☆
Writing: ★★☆☆☆
Recommend: ✗

» PLOT «
Nine years ago, Vivienne Jones nursed her broken heart like any young witch would: vodka, weepy music, bubble baths…and a harmless curse on the horrible boyfriend. Rhys Penhallow, descendent of the town’s ancestors, breaker of hearts, and annoyingly just as gorgeous as he always was, returns to Graves Glen, Georgia. What should be a quick trip to recharge the town’s ley lines and make an appearance at the annual fall festival turns disastrously wrong. With one calamity after another striking Rhys, Vivi realizes her silly little Ex Hex may not have been so harmless after all.

nothing special

» READABILITY «
fast read, but that's all

» CHARACTERS «
don't really care about them

» WRITING «
meh

» OVERALL «
the best part of this book was that it was short. because the romance was just not it.