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princessbilbo

adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

There were so many amazing elements in this book, but I just wasn't connecting to it. It also just felt odd that she kept calling her love interest "boy" so it made me keep thinking he was a child.
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

While I had a lot of fun with this mystery, it wasn't the best one I've read. I didn't really love the characters either. And I had a few unanswered questions.
dark mysterious
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I get why people love this book with a really cool magic system, but it just didn't click with me. I enjoyed it, but didn't love it. Also, it did get repetitive. "A smile tugged at their lips" was said 1 too many times.
emotional hopeful sad tense 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

I'm on the fence with thus book. With beautiful and engaging writing, it was easy to get lost in the story. I'm grateful the stone played a bigger role than he show, but it still wasn't enough. And the long chapters were so unappealing.
emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was ok. It got pretty slow in the middle, but I like the beginning and the end. Plus the world is pretty interesting to keep me reading.
adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really enjoyed this book because it was so easy to follow. But some of how the world building was done were personal pet peeves. Also, some of the surprises were so easy to see. And the romance was pretty weak. Also, I did find one of the main characters a bit annoying.
dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really enjoyed the twists and turns. The pacing felt slow at times, but the ending was worth it.
funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I actually enjoyed this one more. Really felt their chemistry.
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Got all the charm and comedy of the first book. Didn't feel like it fell off at all. I'm super interested in where this series is going and the audiobook is just so good!
adventurous emotional tense 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: Yes

I just felt our two mains were too similar. While they're going through very different things, their voices felt the same. Loved the world and magic system though.