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These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart

Izzy Wasserstein

2.0

dark emotional mysterious fast-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 went into this knowing its a fast paced sci-fi thriller with a trans woman MC. Cool, right? I was excited because I want more sci-fi with trans MCs. But...this was not for me.

My biggest issue with this book is the writing style. It is very much "telling over showing." You know the saying, "show, don't tell"? Yeah, this novella took that saying and threw it out the window. The writing was so painfully simple. So painfully telling us what was happening. And I got so bored. I was so bored, in fact, that I took a break from finishing this NOVELLA. Why would I have to take a break from a novella?? Like I was so close to just shelving it as a DNF, but I pushed through because I was interested to see the end.

The end was sort of worth finishing, but I don't know. This novella just overall bored me to death. Do not recommend at all.

Spell Bound

F.T. Lukens

4.5

adventurous emotional mysterious 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 love F.T. Lukens omg

Bound

Shannon Elliot

4.5

emotional funny 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

So This Is Ever After

F.T. Lukens

4.5

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

An Education in Malice

S.T. Gibson

4.5

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 LOVED THIS

Adrift in Starlight

Mindi Briar

DID NOT FINISH: 35%

i really have NO CLUE what is happening and how they are now on the run??? like yeah i get what happened in the museum but what the fuck is happening?? i'm not enjoying it anymore either. I really liked the first few chapters but then it went to shit. maybe i'll pick it up again but not any time soon...

Drag Me Up

R.M. Virtues

DID NOT FINISH: 12%

I’ll be coming back to this eventually but I just can’t pick up my kindle and read. My brain is not allowing it and I don’t want to force myself to finish this when I know that when I’m in the mood for it, I will devour it