A Reading Journal
TL;DR: An absolute banger of a collection.Source: Saga Press! Thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: All the stories in this focus on being understood or how words can fail.Characters: So often characters in short stories fall flat. That is not the case here.Setting: I enjoyed so many of these. Ken Liu is a... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A good YA fantasy, especially for a younger audience.Source: Netgalley, thank you to the publisher! Plot: Kids had goals, kids met, liked each other and kind of continued goals (not really, but enough I suppose).Characters: I think perhaps the characters felt a bit distant, but they were okay.Setting: It was okay, I don’t know... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This was like… 75% fillerSource: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Vassa gets kidnapped and we get a lot of filler before a bang of an ending.Characters: Vassa looses a lot of her kickassery in this and we don’t get nearly enough Reid time. I couldn’t stand most of the other characters (Roman).Setting: A... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Absolutely not. The ending destroyed what might have been an okay series.Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Inconsistent. Both in pacing and ultimately in reason.Characters: They weren’t bad till they truly were, though I believe them to be victims of poor writing.Setting: This had a LOT of promise but was glazed over.Fantasy: Sadly... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A great, slow paced historical paranormal fantasy.Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Doctor Van Helsing’s daughter chases his killer and gets caught up in much more.Characters: I loved a lot of this cast of characters. In fact I’d love to read another book focused on the others.Setting: This was a great part to... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A fascinating history of the study of schizophrenia and the development of medication to aid it.Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: This one follows not just the development of medication but how drugs such as LSD assisted in these studies which I wasn’t expecting and loved!Structure: This flowed so well. I flew through... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A bit forgettable but with interesting ideas.Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Two friends become more after trying out book tropes.Characters: Gavin was adorable, but Mia was frustrating beyond belief at times.Setting: I don’t know that I can clearly visualize anywhere these two went.Romance: I wasn’t sold on this one from the jump.... Continue Reading →
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 →
Sarah Evermotion's Reads 