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

» PLOT «
Former friends, now enemies, Zorie and Lennon have been avoiding each other, but when a camping trip goes wrong, they are forced to confront each other once and for all. Stranded in the wilderness together, old wounds are reopened and they must decide whether their relationship is worth rekindling.

A friends-to-lovers-to-enemies-to lovers trope, but they aren't <i>really</i> enemies. Especially from Lennon's side when it's revealed that

he's been carrying a torch for Zorie

since their "fight" in the Fall.

One of the story lines in this book is the fact that

Zorie's father is cheating on her mother

. I would say it was odd that all of a sudden people are coming out of the woodworks to mention to Zorie about her father, but after awhile, I just realized that Zorie is not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer. More on this in the "Characters" section

» READABILITY «
I started reading this at 12AM and I finished it at 4AM. So all I'll say is this was pretty easy to get through and read.

» CHARACTERS «
The main character (Zorie) is not very sharp at all. Like how did she not realize that

her crush and her "best friend" were together

? Or, why did she take so long to figure out that

the reason Lennon ditched was because of his father's death? Like he was literally telling her it was around the same time, but she never pieced it together until a while later

. Honestly, both of these situations were SO OBVIOUS. Not to mention the fact that RIGHT AFTER being ditched by Lennon, she moves on with another boy. LIKE THIS DUDE WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND FOR A LONG TIME AND INSTEAD OF TALKING TO HIM, YOU DECIDED TO IGNORE HIM AND MOVE ON THE NEXT DAY?!

The other main character (Lennon) is far better than Zorie. While he does have his flaws, they are a lot more reasonable and understandable.

» WRITING «
Jenn Bennett's writing is pretty easy to read.

» OVERALL «
Random thing, but at least they had safe sex, but come on... who brings condoms on a hiking trip where you aren't with a partner? It's kind of weird that Lennon had a tiny assumption that he would need it.

Stars: ★★★☆☆
Plot: ★★★★☆
Readability: ★★★☆☆
Characters: ★★★☆☆
Writing: ★★☆☆☆
Recommend: ✗

Between life and death there is a library. Filled with an infinite amount of books of every action, regret, and event that has happened, could happen, or never happened, Nora gets to explore all of her regrets and see what her life could've been, had she made different choices.

I had high hopes for this book, but then I found our that this book contains the "mistaken identity" trope and my hopes fell. Regardless I chose to read this book anyways and the first half was disappointing to say the least. I'm not the kind to try and find deep meaning from the books I read, but Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe managed to get me to think. This book did not do that.

However, the ending and last 15-20% of this book was really good. It was less depressing and more hopeful.

The first 75% was pretty slow and hard to get through, but the last 25% was better. The fact that this took me a month to read says a lot.

I did not like the main character. I know she was supposed to be a hot mess, but for a roughly 30-year-old woman, she does not act like one.

There wasn't anything really special about the writing, and like I stated before, not all of the book was easy to get through. I feel like the writing got better as time went on.

This may seem like a shitty nitpick, but while I appreciate the short chapters, the formatting/style of the book was ass (and aesthetically unappealing).

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

» PLOT «
Blankets explores the relationships of Craig, as he deals with a sibling rivalry, a first love, and more while simultaneously exploring the boundaries of his faith.

This hit me harder than I thought it would, especially the ending.

I'm not a religious person, so I really didn't care for that portion of the story. But otherwise, this was a nice coming of age story.

» READABILITY «
Graphic novels are generally pretty easy to read, and this was no different.

» CHARACTERS «
Most of the side characters are not as developed as the main character, and with the jumps between the past and the future, we don't see a lot of depth.

» WRITING «
A bit of the language/terminology was a bit outdated, otherwise there wasn't much to it, especially since it is a graphic novel.

» OVERALL «
This book was better than other graphic novels I've read, but it wasn't amazing. Just pretty good.

Also, this book was THICC.

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

» PLOT «
Following the suspicious death of her cousin, Elatsoe makes it her mission to figure out what truly happened. With her gift of raising the ghost of dead animals, she discovers the secrets of her family, her cousin's death, and the picture-perfect town of Willowbee.

For a mystery book, the central mystery really isn't a mystery. The plot twist of the book was barely adjacent to the main story. It felt random and poorly developed/addressed.

» READABILITY «
This isn't a hard read, there just wasn't much pulling me through this book.

» CHARACTERS «
I wasn't really invested in the characters or their relationships. There was only a singular moment where we got more information regarding the relationship between two characters, but other than that, everything was very mediocre.

» WRITING «
The writing wasn't bad, just not captivating.

» OVERALL «
I knew I wouldn't love this book, but I hoped it would change my mind. Unfortunately, that didn't happen.

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

» PLOT «
After pretending to be childhood friends despite never talking to each other, Chase and Jenny decide to keep up the facade. As they slowly bond and learn more about each other, they must decide whether they should stay friends, or take the next step.

The plot from just the synopsis is immaculate and the execution was also that.

» READABILITY «
This was a surprisingly fast and easy read. I'd say medium paced to fast paced.

» CHARACTERS «
The two main characters are to live for. Their dynamic is amazing and is literally I all want in life.

» WRITING «
The writing is easy to get through and nice.

» OVERALL «
So far, this year, most of my 5 star books are one that I randomly find or am randomly recommended, not ones that've been on my TBR for a long time. Clearly I'm doing something wrong...?

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

» PLOT «
Euripides' classic drama about the often mortifying consequences of the unbridled--and frequently hysterical--celebration of the feast of Dionysus, the God of wine.

This was a contrast from other works I've read regarding the same setting/theme.

» READABILITY «
Not particularly an easy read, but I didn't hate myself.

» CHARACTERS «
Not much to say, no one really stuck out.

» WRITING «
Old writing is always hard for me to get through, and now I'm tired of it.

» OVERALL «
High key wasn't paying any attention.

every time i read this book, i think "why didn't adrien just film what was happening, that would solve a lot of problems" esp with regards to what happened with

hawthorne

, that just seemed so obvious to me lol

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i feel like adrien really shined in this book, and i'm glad for it. at least *this* adrien and his superhero counterpart are appreciated lol (context: miraculous tv show)

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

» PLOT «
Nova is an a mission to destroy the Renegades, Adrien wants justice. Both stand in the way of reaching each other's goals.

Not a lot of things happen in this book. Honestly I don't remember much.

While reading this book, I got a lot of the same vibes from the "Incredibles 2" movie. Especially between Nova and Evelyn Deavor.

» READABILITY «
Easy to read, and medium to slow paced.

» CHARACTERS «
Not all of the characters get equal development, so not all of the characters are justified in any of the bad things they do.

» WRITING «
Once again, Marissa Meyer's writing is immaculate.

» OVERALL «
My opinion of the three books in this series has all melded together.

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

» PLOT «
Linus Baker works for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth (DICOMY), where he hops from orphanage to orphanage, making sure everything follows the RULES AND REGULATIONS set by DICOMY. But as he is called in for a special case off on an island with an orphanage that houses particularly dangerous children, Linus begins to questions the ways of DICOMY and connect with the children and their caretaker more than he thought he would.

The fantasy and the romance aspect of this book was lighter than expected, but that wasn't a bad thing. I actually really liked how casual the fantasy/magic was in this book.

This was really nice and fluffy, but I personally didn't gush over it.

» READABILITY «
I liked this book, but it wasn't the type of book that had me hooked all the way through. But overall, it's a simple and semi-quick read.

» CHARACTERS «
Sometimes, some of the children really blend together. Honestly in a week, I'd forget who's who.

As for the adults in the book, I felt they were better written and I personally preferred reading about them compared to the children.

» WRITING «
The writing was perfection. I like the humorous juxtaposition that Klune uses. And I know it can be over used, but in this case, I though it fit well.

» OVERALL «
I do like this book, but there's nothing really that memorable about this book that bump it up to 5 stars. 

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

» PLOT «
Avery is just your average girl, until the billionaire Tobias Hawthorne leaves her 46.2 billion dollars. One problem; she has never met the man. As she heads to the Hawthorne estate to claim her inheritance, more and more questions arise to why the billionaire would leave the entirely of his wealth to a stranger.

Overall, the plot was okay. I didn't really like the aspect of the clues/game. It really wasn't that interesting. The part with Emily was interesting for awhile, but it really wasn't unique.

Something I didn't expect: Based on the synopsis and the first few chapters, (view spoiler).

» READABILITY «
The audiobook helped, but even so, I didn't want to keep reading, so I just pushed through the second half of the book.

» CHARACTERS «
Aside from Landon, I really did not like any of the characters. All of the brothers really blend together. Avery's sister, Libby, is annoying. None of the Hawthorne family is likeable.

» WRITING «
The writing is okay, I read this book with an audiobook, I really didn't have a problem with anything. It wasn't special though.

» OVERALL «
I debated giving this a 2 or a 3 star, and I ended up giving it a 2 star, simply because there really wasn't anything I liked about this book.

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

» PLOT «
Isobel's paintings are magnificent, but her buyers are the dangerous fair folk. These fair folk are immortal, but can't create or craft anything, or risk crumbling to dust. So Rook, the autumn prince, commissions Isobel to paint a portrait of him, but Isobel makes a fatal mistake in painting human sorrow into his eyes. As a result, he takes her to his kingdom to stand trial for her crimes. But as odd things begin to occur, they must rely on each other for their survival.

Not gonna lie, I don't think I read this book closely enough to really know why some of the things that happened, happened. Like (view spoiler)

I was also not a fan of the fact that since (view spoiler) It felt cheap and juvenile. I understand that (view spoiler)

Other than that, I felt like this book, for a fantasy, was surprisingly realistic. The world was fantastical, but the events and people felt real.

» READABILITY «
This book was short, so it felt fast, but I would still consider this book as being more medium paced, in the format of a fast paced book.

Regardless of the pace, it was really easy to read.

» CHARACTERS «
I actually both like and dislike some of the characters, but for all of the same reasons. I feel like they are both realistic and so odd at the same time. It may just be the fair folk/background characters that feel odd, and the the main characters feel more realistic.

In the beginning, I really liked Isobel as a character, but then I started to dislike her as the book went along.

» WRITING «
The writing is pretty good. It's a good balance between flowery and straightforward. It had a nice flow and made reading more enjoyable.

» OVERALL «
I had a hard time writing this review, and I have a feeling that I might come back to it. I just didn't have any adverse feelings towards it. It wasn't fantastic, but it wasn't bad.

I really expected to enjoy this book, and the beginning was doing so well, but then the plot lost me half way through. I might consider rereading next year.