thecandlelightlibrary's Reviews (1.25k)

Thank you to Entangled Publishing/Red Tower Books for sending me an ARC of this title. I received this copy for free and this review contains my honest opinions. 

 

I am still amazed at how Fourth Wing has managed to dominate social media for the past 3 months. It’s still literally everywhere in every online book community that I’m apart of. Part of that is definitely from a successful marketing campaign, and part of that is because this book was just as enjoyable as promised. 

 

There were a few plot holes and enough unanswered questions by the end that prevented this from being a 5-star read for me, but I was highly entertained throughout the entire book. I think this will be just as fun to reread and I’m looking forward to seeing where the second book goes! Thank you again to the publisher for sending me a free ARC. 

Thank you to Blackstone Publishing for gifting me an ARC of this title. I received this copy for free and this review contains my honest opinions. 

 

The Infinite Miles has quickly become one of my favorite reads of this year. It’s such a fantastic blend of alternate history, time travel, nostalgia, humor, and friendship. It was truly hard for me to put down! I had so much fun connecting all the plot points and can definitely see the appeal for fans of Dr. Who, but it works well for those (like me) who haven’t seen any episodes. 

 

I am so excited to see more from this author! Thank you again to the publisher for sending me a free ARC. 

Had potential, but this just wasn't it. The concept could have been incredible (and from other reviewers it seems like the anime was much more cohesive and successful), but the art was difficult to follow and explored very little of the world (most panes seem to focus just on characters with little to no background details). I also don't think the pacing was the right choice for this format: nothing seemed to happen for most of the story and when things actually *did* happen they were really rushed. I thought there would be more focus on, you know, defeating the levels of the game and less on characters interacting awkwardly. Speaking of which, the romance plot was...sudden...and pretty unrealistic, even for this story line.