theelizabethjoy's Reviews (527)

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe

2.0

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction

Sheree Renée Thomas, Zelda Knight, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

As with all anthologies some of the stories were great and some were okay.

Bride

Ali Hazelwood

5.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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

Valkyrie Landing

A.J. Flowers

3.0

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Lattes and Spirits

Alyn Troy

3.75

funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A Girl Named Blue: The Adventure Begins

Cecilia Randell

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad fast-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: Complicated

I'll be honest, I did not read any blurbs about this so I was surprised when Blue started to collect her ducklings. Surprised but very happy. Reverse harem is still fairly new in terms of romance and I love to see it.
Very good book, definitely going to get the rest of the series.

Crossing the Line

Z.L. Arkadie, Zoey Locke

3.5

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

I Fell in Love with the Kraken at the Mall: A Short and Steamy Fated Mates Story

Nella Knoxlee

4.0

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Quick and dirty fated mates.

I Fell in Love with the Orc Next Door

Nella Knoxlee

3.5

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Quick and dirty and oh so good.

Ramliel

A.M. Griffin

3.5

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A (not fated) mates story. An alien world is struggling to produce fertile females so they send a ship to Earth to collect 4000 compatible women.
Mia is selected against her will and finds out her mate Ram doesn't want her. When she arrives on his planet 200 years after leaving earth she is left to her own devices.
Very drama-filled, quick story of mates becoming lovers.

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