readwithrhys's Reviews (1.33k)

So Let Them Burn

Kamilah Cole

5.0

adventurous emotional 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

To Cage a God

Elizabeth May

5.0

adventurous dark 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

*Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest review*

Elizabeth May has been a favourite author of mine since I found The Falconer trilogy back in grade 11. The Falconer trilogy continues to be one of my favourite series of all time, and when I heard that May was releasing an adult romantasy, oh my GOD was I excited. And this? TO CAGE A GOD exceeded my expectations.

First of all, both the US and UK covers are two of the best covers out there. Secondly, this book was phenomenal. I was never bored. The pacing was amazing. The story was so GOODDDD. I'm desperate for more. I need the next one.

If you've read The Falconer trilogy and love the banter between Aileana, Kiaran, Aithinne, and Derek, oh my god you are in for a TREAT in To Cage A God!!!!!!!! I was hoping for banter, and I got what I wanted.

Oh and people looking for sapphic romantasy?? HERE YOU GO! And also disability rep!

Elizabeth May, you've done it again.

Ghost Roast

Shawneé Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs

4.5

adventurous funny 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: No

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

Baek Se-hee

5.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Witchlight

Jessi Zabarsky

4.0

adventurous emotional 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

A Shot in the Dark

Victoria Lee

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective 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

Black Girl You Are Atlas

Renée Watson

5.0

"Don't merely dream of who you want to become, be the person you dream to be."

This was phenomenal. I did a tandem read with the audiobook (thanks to Libro.fms ALC program) and the ebook via Libby. If you like doing poetry collections as audiobooks, PLEASE get the ebook for this too. The art pieces spread throughout this collection really bring it all together.

Flung Out of Space: The Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith

Grace Ellis

4.0

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

My Indian

Mi'sel Joe, Sheila O'Neill

4.0

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

full-metal indigiqueer: poems

Joshua Whitehead

DID NOT FINISH: 38%

I really wish I liked this. I really do. I love the other books I’ve read by Joshua Whitehead, but this one isn’t doing it for me, and my brain just doesn’t understand the format of this book :(

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