thecandlelightlibrary's Reviews (1.25k)

A Sorceress Comes to Call

T. Kingfisher

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Eat Along Immersive Reading (food mentioned):

Asparagus (fresh & with mustard sauce), aspic, bacon, beef with gravy, braised greens, cold cuts, eggs (hard boiled & poached), goose, ham, hors d'oeuvres, lobster, mutton, potatoes, rolls with butter and jam, rosemary encrusted lamb, salad, soup, strawberries, toast, turnips
Drinks: brandy, hot cocoa, rum, tea, wine
Sweets: pastries
Snacks: sliced pears, soft cheese

Caperucita Roja (Little Red Riding Hood in Spanish) Gabriela Mistral Version

Gabriela Mistral

3.0

dark fast-paced

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

Matt Dinniman

4.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

Water Moon

Samantha Sotto Yambao

3.5

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A tough one to rate. A whimsical concept with excellent world building, but didn’t reach its potential with either plot or characters.

Eat Along Immersive Reading (food mentioned):

Chijirimen noodles, Chinese chicken chow mein, egg rolls, Indonesian curries, marinated vegetables, nasi goreng (Indonesian), okayu with eggs and sweet potatoes, pekel lele, pork belly, satay, shoyu ramen, spicy chicken ramen, spicy pork ramen, steamed rice (Indonesian)
Drinks: beer, blue slushie, coffee, green tea, gyokuro tea, honey wine, sake, scotch, whiskey
Sweets: daifuku, fried bananas (Indonesian), fruit compote, jelly donuts, mochi, pumpkin spice cake, wagashi (imagawayaki & yōkan)
Snacks: Funyuns, karintō, nuts, rice cakes