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

» PLOT «
Following the events of the show, Avatar Aang and the rest of the gang work to dissolve the Fire Nation's control over regions. But as obstacles arise, Aang is forced to make tough decisions.

» READABILITY «
This was quite an easy read. This is only part 1, so it was pretty fast paced and doesn't have much substance.

» CHARACTERS «
The characters are by far the best part of the original show, but this book does little since they've already been developed, and the fact that this was so short.

» WRITING «
The writing isn't bad. I can't really tell if the show and the book are completely consistent, but at least it isn't really inconsistent.

» OVERALL «
I'm not sure if I'll continue to read this series. I enjoyed ATLA, especially the characters, but I'm honestly done with the series/universe.

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

» PLOT «
In a castle, at the beginning of a winter that is predicted to last for three years, Lars is battling illness, boredom, and the pressures of family life. Locked inside for the duration, he passes the time playing with his siblings and his giant cat, Nemo, while tensions within the family begin to simmer…

The premise is nice, especially the giant cat and three-year-long winter, but not much was done. A lot of stuff was underdeveloped and unexplored.

» READABILITY «
This was pretty easy read. I read this in my car while an earthquake was happening and shaking the car.

» CHARACTERS «
Low key, I couldn't distinguish many of the characters from each other. And each of their internal struggles aren't well developed/explored.

» WRITING «
The writing wasn't special, and a lot was pretty vague.

» OVERALL «
Not bad, I did like the premise. The book just didn't deliver.

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

» PLOT «
Two centuries ago, three sisters were sentence to death for being witches after seducing the townspeople's husbands, brothers, and fathers. Now, every summer, the three girls return in the bodies of the girls from the town to kill boys as their revenge. On the eve of the sister's return, a newcomer named Bo arrives in town. With nowhere to stay to work, Penny offers Bo a place to sleep and work. But as the deaths and suspicion begin to pile up, Bo and Penny must decide whether they can trust each other or risk their lives.

I will never get over this ending. I both love and hate it. It has ruined me.

» READABILITY «
This was a surprisingly fast and easy read. It was medium paced.

» CHARACTERS «
The characters in this book are way better than in Winterwood. They are a lot more likeable and realistic.

» WRITING «
The writing was pretty good. It's not super flowery or beautiful, but it's really easy to read and digest.

» OVERALL «
tears.

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

» PLOT «
In a world where speed and efficiency are everywhere, Angela feels like the only person who wants to slow down. Angela has never fit in, but after discovering a resistance movement, Angela has the chance to slow down.

I feel like not all of the concepts and ideas were fully explored or established.

» READABILITY «
There is lot of text and backstory, so that made the book slow, but also the events were happening one right after another. For a book I bored of, this was actually faster paced in some parts.

» CHARACTERS «
The characters were alright, nothing special.

» WRITING «
The writing was really dense with information, but even so, there were parts of the story that was lacking in development.

» OVERALL «
Not a bad book, just not for me.

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

» PLOT «
Eight years ago, a earthquake completely changed the landscape of the United States. Soon after, Ginny's mother left and never came back. After years of never hearing from her, Ginny finally gets a birthday gift. Desperate for answers, Ginny embarks on a dangerous quest to find her mother.

I knew I wouldn't like this book within the first 10 pages, but I stayed for the ending to see what happened to the mom... only to find out this book is only the beginning of a series. You know what that means? Nothing significant happens in this book. No major conflict or resolution that pertains to Ginny's relationship with her family actually happens. The only thing we get is from Ginny's uncle, and even that makes little sense.

» READABILITY «
Graphic novels are generally easy to read, even when you dislike them. This was pretty slow paced too, since this is not a full story.

» CHARACTERS «
I did not like any of the characters at all. They are living in a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, and it's just completely fine to leave with no protection or preparation? THEY BASICALLY HAD NO PLAN AS TO WHERE THEY WERE GOING OR WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO.

Starting with Ginny, I don't understand the need or desire to look for someone who abandoned you eight years ago. Not only that, but

attacking and being rude to the one parent who stayed, to the two siblings you abandoned, or to your best friend who is only looking after you is so entitled.

As for the two younger brothers, boy, were they stupid. I feel bad for their dad, and no wonder their mom abandoned them.

As for Ginny's best friend, halfway through the book she literally

comes out of nowhere. apparently she was following the main group, but that literally makes no sense, since their plans were not concrete or even semi-solid.

Finally for Ginny's uncle, aka

Four Dollars

, it makes no sense to why he would

hide his identity. What was his goal? Did he think he could continue drinking and "trying to find Odessa" forever? What was he trying (and failing) to do?

» WRITING «
The writing isn't bad, my main gripes have more to do with the story/plot rather than the actual writing style.

» OVERALL «
I don't feel like continuing the series, but unfortunately I do kinda wanna know what happened to the mom.

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

» PLOT «
Lilac's birthright and marriage makes her the Queen of Renovia and of Stavin. But being a ruler does not mean making the rules. For Lilac, taking the throne means giving up the opportunity to be with love of her life, Caledon Holt. As Cal is forced to leave the castle when a set of magical attacks threatens Lilac's sovereignty, they must battle dark forces separately, both yearning to be with each other.

Boy was that ending fast and anticlimactic.

One single arrow to take down a king that was literally distracted/blinded by feathers. All that build up for a quick death, and then the last 10% of the book was dedicated to resolving Caledon and Lilac's relationship.

It really demonstrates that this book/series is primarily a romance, not a fantasy.

Otherwise, it is not a bad ending, I'm just a bit perplexed and miffed at the fact that the Kingdom of Stavin will no longer have

a ruler with true Stavin royal blood

.

Also, why did we need to know that Lilac is

having twins

? Like not only was it random, but it was unnecessary and did not get the intended "OMG" reaction from me.

» READABILITY «
This wasn't hard to read (but not easy either), and the ending was really rushed.

» CHARACTERS «
One of the characters, Hanson, flips back and forth between tolerable to intolerable, especially with the issue of the facade he has set up with Lilac. This is mainly an issue with the fact that he is allowed to have an affair, but she isn't. Yes, I understand the reasoning in it in a world without paternity tests, but even with that, he was a hypocrite. And at the end,

NONE OF IT MATTERED ANYWAYS

.

» WRITING «
The writing isn't bad, not much to say.

» OVERALL «
I don't regret reading this series, but it was really nothing special

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

» PLOT «
The adventures of young-adult Olive and her best friend Henry, turned from cat into a real human cat-boy after a poorly worded wish upon a shooting star.

There really isn't a plot. Nothing really happens after the wish and the first few pages.

On a side note, the art is really beautiful. I loved the outfits and such.

» READABILITY «
This was fast paced and short.

» CHARACTERS «
The characters are kinda bland. Henry naturally is awkward and different (because of his previous life as a cat) and Olive is just along for the ride.

» WRITING «
The writing isn't bad, just nothing special.

» OVERALL «
Not bad, just filler.

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

» PLOT «
After several failed relationships, Joe lands in the Pacific Northwest with a new muse. But as his past comes to haunt him, Joe is tested like never before

This is only a slight spoiler, but

why did so many people just "conveniently" die without being murdered by Joe?

We've already seen that Joe is not a good person and doesn't do the right things. The entire book is told from his perspective, so he is always justifying his actions and telling himself and the reader/Mary Kay that he is a good person because "it was for you (Mary Kay)" or because "it wasn't my fault." I don't mind that Joe actually believes that he is a good person, but why is the general narrative/events shifting to favor Joe? It's not like he's actually changing for the better or anything. All the people that were in his way

conveniently died

, making this less of a thriller and honestly, too easy for Joe. It would've been nice to see Joe attempt to overcome those challenges (possibly for the better), but instead, all of his human obstacles were permanently removed from the equation without tarnishing his character.

Okay the plot twist with Nomi at the end was shocking and odd to say the least. I can (maybe kinda) see how she thought

Joe was into her, but what happened to her relationship with her mom?! Or the fact that she was assaulted

? No indication of it or

her resentment towards her mother

until the end of the book.

» READABILITY «
This was medium paced, honestly not a lot happened compared to Hidden Bodies.

» CHARACTERS «
Joe hasn't really changed all that much, but like I said above, everything is coming easy to him now. He is blameless.

I don't understand Mary Kay at all. Of all of the girls Joe has fixated on, she is the worse. I don't understand her reasonings or actions at all. Like why, in the middle of a relationship with Joe, she decide to

leave him for her late husband's brother??

Not to mention the fact that she, for some reason, thought her druggy husband's

death and overdose

was her own AND Joe's fault. Like what?

I mentioned more about Nomi above.

» WRITING «
I don't know what's up with Caroline Kepnes, but what is with her (and Joe's) obsession with weird replacement names/nicknames? Words like "meerkat," "Murakami,"fecal-eyed," and more are repeated SO MANY TIMES.

» OVERALL «
Better than You, worse than Hidden Bodies.

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

» PLOT «
Nick and Charlie are best friends. Nick knows Charlie's gay, and Charlie is sure that Nick isn't. But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is discovering all kinds of things about his friends, his family ... and himself.

I actually liked this better than the first book.

» READABILITY «
The book is short and it's a graphic novel. It's fairly fast paced and easy to read.

» CHARACTERS «
Charlie > Nick

» WRITING «
The writing is okay, nothing really special.

» OVERALL «
I was hesitant to continue this series, but it looks like things are improving.

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

» PLOT «
Freddy has been in a on-and-off again relationship with Laura Dean for a while now. While things have been turbulent, Freddy does love Laura Dean. Desperate and confused, Freddy turns to an advice column and a local mystic to guide her choices and thoughts.

There were some parts of this book that were really predictable, but that was fine.

» READABILITY «
Like most graphic novels, this is faster paced and easier to read.

» CHARACTERS «
Most of the characters in this book are perfectly flawed, and even though I am annoyed at some of them, I still enjoyed the things they did and the way they did things.

» WRITING «
The writing was good, better than other graphic novels I've read.

» OVERALL «
Okay, this book shocked me. I didn't think I'd get this much of an emotional response from it.