omqchristi's Reviews (728)

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

» PLOT «
It's been five years since Wendy and her two brothers went missing in the woods, but when the town’s children start to disappear, the questions surrounding her brothers’ mysterious circumstances are brought back into light. Attempting to flee her past, Wendy almost runs over an unconscious boy lying in the middle of the road, and gets pulled into the mystery haunting the town.

the ending was amazing. heartbreaking but beautiful. didn't like the rest, just the end :(

it's been a few weeks since i wrote the sentence above, and i honestly don't really remember the ending too much. honestly, if the romance was done a little better, i might've liked the characters and plot more. overall it would've been more moving and emotional.

» READABILITY «
a tad bit dull, and occasionally lackluster

» CHARACTERS «
they had potential, so much potential. however, i just didn't see any connection or anything that made me want to care about them.

» WRITING «
also has potential, the characters just need more...

» OVERALL «
could've been great

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

» PLOT «
Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.

I genuinely did enjoy the outline of the plot, and I do want to know what happens to Elias and Laia in the next books. But... this book was too long and too bland. The story could've been written better, shorter, and with more/better development.

Elias's POV and storyline was a lot more interesting than Laia's. I honestly would've been okay with more of Elias and less of Laia. While I appreciate Laia's POV, her storyline and the characters accompanying it were beauty.

While reading this, I was so bored of the Laia and the main plotline that I became desperate and HUNGRY for romance. This book could've had a shitty plot and a tiny bit of romance, and I would've liked this book more. Elias gave me everything I needed, but Laia was just lacking in everything.

» READABILITY «
I started reading this with an Ebook, but became very bored so I switched to an audiobook. This book was just dry and not very nice to get through.

» CHARACTERS «
Like I said above, Elias was great and so were the characters in his POV. However, the characters around Laia, and Laia herself, were bland and uninteresting.

» WRITING «
Like I said above, the writing was just really dry and made it hard to be interesting in the story.

» OVERALL «
ifi get news that the writing gets better, maybe i'll continue the series.

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

» PLOT «
In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

The main plot is very mediocre. Not only that, but this book feels very half done. Most of the action and the main conflict with the Erudite only happens at the very end. The main part of this book is dedicated to Dauntless initiation. And while it can be interesting, there really is no plot.

» READABILITY «
The book isn't bad, but I started it during the morning of a 24hr readathon and only read 10% before I stopped reading for the rest of the 24 hours. So yea...

» CHARACTERS «
Drunk Four is the only good character in this book. All of the other characters are too bland or underdeveloped.

» WRITING «
Mediocre writing, nothing too great or too bad.

» OVERALL «
People compare this book to The Hunger Games a lot, and they also say that The Hunger Games is better... They are correct.

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

» PLOT «
To Make Room for the Sea reckons with the notion that nothing in this world is permanent. Led by an introspective speaker, these poems examine a landscape that resists full focus, and conclude that "it's easier to love what we don't know."

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

» READABILITY «
fast read

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

» WRITING «
average , nothing special

» OVERALL «
not bad, but nothing memorable

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

» PLOT «
Liz Cramer swears she'll find a way off of this alien planet she's stuck on--then she meets Raahosh, the surliest and stubbornest alien, who won't leave her alone, and she just might be okay with that...

I love me a good enemies to lovers, but the ending of this one was a bit disappointing.

I'm honestly not a fan of the fact that all of these IPB books include a way for the main couple to separate from the main group and couple up there. (You'll see this in my reviews of the next two IPB books.) I understand why being separated from the main group would build tension and allow the main couple to shine, but the reasons for the separations are dumb and they literally happen in every book.

» READABILITY «
the reason why i continue to read this series is because it is so easy to read

» CHARACTERS «
Liz and Raahosh aren't bad characters, just not as good as Georgie.

» WRITING «
the writing is pretty consistent with the first book, but the content isn't as good

» OVERALL «
one of the weaker IPB books

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

» PLOT «
Georgie and a group of other young women have been abducted by aliens But as the aliens face ship trouble, and they've decided to leave their cargo of human women--including Georgie--on an dangerous ice planet.

i actually like this book. like more than i thought i would.

while writing this review, i've already read a few books after this, and i now know that this book is (so far) the best. the introduction of a new series with the new characters and their interactions is far better than the interactions we get later on when everything is settled. basically after everyone is settled in, there is no danger and there are no longer any "big" stakes that make the story interesting outside of the smut. the danger, world building, and the unknown made this book really interesting and more so compared to the next book.

» READABILITY «
although i read this via an audiobook, i see why this book is an easy read and why the series is so binge-able.

» CHARACTERS «
i actually like the main character more than i thought i would. the other characters are fine, but Georgie really pulls it all together. without her, i don't think this would've been 4 stars.

» WRITING «
this book (and the following books) are written in a way that is incredibly easy to read/listen to.

also, why do they have to refer to the planet as "not Hoth" and the Khui as "cooties"???

» OVERALL «
this book was surprisingly good, and i will be reading the rest of the series

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

» THE FALSE PROPHET by SEMBENE OUSMANE «
★★☆☆☆
meh

» CERTAIN WINDS FOMR THE SOUTH by AMA ATA AIDOO «
★★☆☆☆
interesting start, but that's about it

» THE APPRENTICE by ODUN BALOGUN «
★★☆☆☆
?

» THE WILL OF ALLAH by DAVID OWOYELE «
★★☆☆☆
:/

» CIVIL PEACE by CHINUA ACHEBE «
★★☆☆☆
ok

» THE GENTLEMEN OF THE JUNGLE by JOMO KENYATTA «
★★☆☆☆
meh

» THE GREEN LEAVES by GRACE OGOT «
★★☆☆☆
so... what actually happened?

» BOSSY by ABDULRAZAK GURNAH «
★★☆☆☆
ok

» THE SPIDER'S WEB by LEONARD KILBERA «
★★☆☆☆
meh

» MINUTES OF GLORY by NGUGI WA THIONG'O «
★★☆☆☆
huh

» AN INCIDENT IN THE GHOBASHI HOUSEHOLD by ALIFA RIFAAT «
★★☆☆☆
ok

» A HANDFUL OF DATES by TAYEB SALIH «
★★☆☆☆
the end... why?

» A CONVERSATION FROM THE THIRD FLOOR by MOHAMED EL-BISATIE «
★★☆☆☆
meh

» PAPA, SNAKE & I by B.L. HONWANA «
★★☆☆☆
skimmed this one

» THE BRIDEGROOM by NADINE GORIMER «
★★☆☆☆
interesting start, but nothing else

» THE BETRAYAL by AHMED ESSOP «
★★☆☆☆
meh

» PROTISTA by DAMBUDZO MARECHERA «
★★☆☆☆
ok

» THE COFFEE-CART GIRL by EZEKIEL MPHAHLELE «
★★☆☆☆
that was different

» SNAPSHOTS OF A WEDDING by BESSIE HEAD «
★★☆☆☆
meh

» REFLECTIONS IN A CELL by MAFIKA GWALA «
★★☆☆☆
meh

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

» PLOT «
Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.

A great ending, but the start/middle of the book was a bit rough.

» READABILITY «
easy read, great audiobook narrator

» CHARACTERS «
I liked the characters at first, but they were a bit more annoying in this book. While reading from Katniss's perspective, her frustrations with other characters and her lack of knowledge regarding her situation also contributed to my frustrations with the characters.

» WRITING «
not bad, just one of the weaker books in the series imo.

» OVERALL «
iconic ending, definitely would recommend this series

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

» PLOT «
Kaz Brekker and his crew of deadly outcasts have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives.

this was better than Six of Crows, but barely.

that ending :c

» READABILITY «
i read this via an audiobook, and that made this book much better.

» CHARACTERS «
the characters are pretty good, definitely unique and well developed

» WRITING «
Leigh Bardugo's writing does get better and better.

» OVERALL «
nothing special, but i understand why others like this series.

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

» PLOT «
After a messy public breakup, soap opera darling Jasmine Lin Rodriguez finds her face splashed across the tabloids. When she returns to her hometown of New York City to film the starring role in a bilingual romantic comedy for the number one streaming service in the country, Jasmine figures her new “Leading Lady Plan” should be easy enough to follow—until a casting shake-up pairs her with telenovela hunk Ashton Suárez.

honestly the plot (and the romance) was lacking.

» READABILITY «
boring

» CHARACTERS «
didn't really care about the characters or their motives.

i also did not see any connection between any of the characters.

» WRITING «
average writing, nothing special

» OVERALL «
expected a great, telenovela romance, but that wasn't the case.