A Reading Journal
TL;DR: This was not for me. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: A rewriting more than retelling of Moby-Dick but extra horny in space with lesbians. Characters: The juxtaposition of the Moby-Dick rewriting and these characters was weird and they ended up feeling flat. Setting: This part at least was cool. I liked this... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A goofy, fun read. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Sabby wants nothing to do with the supernatural, but life has other plans. Characters: I can’t say the were the deepest characters but they were a lot of fun. Setting: Salem was a fun, if just barely described at times. I am glad... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: More of the same tropes and a cliffhanger ending with no satisfaction. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Silver haired fae girl enters trials to get freedom, black haired broody man gets horny. Characters: I can’t say much for them because honestly there wasn’t much too them. Setting: Felt very much like every... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This felt like Conan had an acid trip in a wizard city. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Gotch is trying to avenge his brother in a city run by wizards, the weird follows Characters: Gotch was our best character, but I really liked the variety we were introduced to Setting: This city... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A super fun little adventure. I really enjoyed this. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Bait has to figure out how to live in two worlds. In the Dungeon or beneath? Characters: We’re being told this from a third perspective so not super deep but still lovable. Setting: I loved the Dungeon. I... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: An ambitious mix of Narnia, The NeverEnding Story, and really any contemporary story. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: A family balances normal life and struggles with ruling a fantasy world. Characters: There are SO many here, even for me there were probably too many. Setting: I loved the idea of the March,... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Maybe not for me, very quick burn with shallow feeling characters. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: A young assistant falls for his boss’s ex-husband. It goes about as well as you expect. Characters: They felt very bland and honestly seemed to exist to check some boxes, which made me very uncomfortable. Setting:... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A great debut about a generation ship and the weight and division of language. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Pacing was a bit rough, but overall a fascinating plot setup for a series. Characters: I really liked all of the characters we got here. Setting: The ship felt really real. It wasn’t... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Pacing was all over the place, with a lot of flaws. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: A dating show to choose the next Emperor’s spouse, what could go wrong? Characters: Ugh. Our MC is entirely incompetent and our love interest is grossly toxic. Setting: I didn’t get much from the setting. Sci-fi:... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This one tried for edgy romantasy and flopped a bit. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: A master exorcist and foot solider… have no chemistry. Characters: No thank you, I didn’t love them. Nope. Setting: There was some effort at worldbuilding but I don’t think it’s well done. Romantasy: This was… not it.... Continue Reading →
Sarah Evermotion's Reads 