the cover of this book is beautiful...and that's all the positives I have.

I DNF it at about 200 pages because i HATED the main character with every fiber of my being. Take Katniss Everdeen's archery skills and braid...and remove all of her personality (sarcasm, attitude, etc), make her dopey in love with Gail (who has vanished), make her an orphan, make her have no self confidence...and have her be 13 years old. She was beyond annoying and ridiculous and it was so off putting that I will not be continuing this book or series.

this shit is infuriating to see!

3.5/5 stars

This was a really interesting book. Easiest description is LGBT characters + mermaids + Norse mythology.

There were some odd character actions that the author didn't quite handle the way I think logic dictates but it was a very unique twist/mash up of stories. It's a pretty accessible read whether or not you know lots about Norse mythology. The main character and her world's problems we're very interesting. It's a slower pace but not boring

2.5/5 stars

I dunno. Maybe it was because I compared this book to The Night Circus and Caraval based on the setting...but I found this book quite underwhelming and I got bored.

Eh...I liked that the romance was between a bisexual woman and an asexual man. I liked all the magic but I wish there had been more of the politics and war included.

Wasn't crazy about the dialogue, inner monologue, and nonstop emotions from the main character. Found the romance between the main character and her imagination odd. I saw the big twist mystery/villain reveal at the end within the first few chapters.

I love this book so much. The weird magic is hilarious, the narration made me pee myself laughing, the dialogue and inner monologue...everything just screams Monty Python in the best ways.

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

This was an interesting book that suffers from no or very little character development. I love the concept of an illness in this time period but I didn't get involved or feel invested in any of the characters. I wish there would have been more humanizing moments and prequel information. I also felt like the ending romance was quite a cop or and a little lazily done. It definitely gave me the impression that this was a debut author that has some room to grow and improve and be a little more creative.

plain and simple: I freaking loved his book! I hated putting down the two times I had to go to work. the world and the characters and the plot and rebellion and...everything! It's kind of like a dystopian gladiator Hunger Games

Ugh! DNFing so hardcore at 50%. Beautiful cover but...The book is described as one with characters jumping through time and space to dimensions to catch a murderer with some romance...It's actually a romance/love triangle that happens to occur where the characters are dimension hoping. Really disappointed. The whole love triangle seems so unnecessary and really tropey. it's not a poorly written book, it just didn't match up with what I expected from the description. I want dimension jumping and murder mystery but the love triangle just totally took over the whole plot

Overall: not bad.
This was a sweet book but I found the lack of confidence and desperation for love to be heartbreaking. While the ending is happy, the book as a whole has a darker tone.
There's no world building. While the plot doesn't really suffer for it since the morals and character relationships are the most important, the book as a whole fell a little flat for me because of it. I know it's a stand alone so I'm not expecting high fantasy world building but something would've really improved it.
the magic and alchemy was really cool. I love seeing how different authors and books use alchemy.
oh and:
1. never marry someone who treats you like the King did.
2. Never allow someone to treat you like this father did. no matter if they are a parent
3. You don't need romantic love to be complete and happy
4. a step parent that is there for you is a parent.

love yourself! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

This is a fascinating read. I've read the primary documents and the history textbooks but there's something distinctly different to read words of someone's story and analyze the drawings simultaneously. There is so much that can be said in drawings. This is also from the POV of a country that we seem to forget about when looking at the Cold War. I loved this.

This was really cool.

"I just can't help but wonder...will anyone even remember me a hundred years from now?"

I think you'll be pleased to know that yes lol.

This was a cute quick read and could be a fantastic intro to the man for preteens. There were some subtle references to the anti-Semitism at the time which I really appreciated being included (as well as Bess being there). Light read with some funny and some cute/sweet scenes.