A Reading Journal
TL;DR: Staying strong and showing growth.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Wu Ying goes on a quest to save his village with the help of his friendsCharacters: Our same cast with some interesting new dynamics.Setting: We travel outside the sect and state which was very fun.Fantasy: We get a lot more action... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A heartbreaking standalone fantasy epic.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Halfheart gets roped into stopping the War from consuming yet another God,Characters: No one here was perfect, everyone was flawed and nuanced, it was lovely.Setting: A dark and ruined world, I quite enjoyed the setting as well.Fantasy: If you want a... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A cozy little read in a bookshop with a truly playful story.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Princess Tandy gets trapped in a bookstore and seven princes attempt to free her from the curse.Characters: A delight. I truly enjoyed everyone. Tandy is pretty standard fair for a cozy heroine but the... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Very arrogant boy and a perfume loving girl finding out how to listen to the leaves?Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: I’m not going to lie, the plot here was messy and because I was connected I genuinely can’t tell you much about what I remember.Characters: Nilish is possibly the worst?... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This was okay, a bit clunky but okay.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: A sapphic romance mingled with a ‘save the sister/market’ plot. It was an interesting setup.Characters: They were about as deep as you can assume you’d get from a standalone with a lot going on (not very).Setting: The Goblin... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: More patriarchal abuse, less market than you’d expect.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Oriana is treated incredibly poorly by everyone, including her twin and the Secret Market plays a small part in helping her fight.Characters: Honestly I was overwhelmed by how mean so many of these characters were.Setting: I wish we’d... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Plodding and slow, but not awful.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Multiple PoVs take us on a political fueled plot with vampires and werewolves.Characters: I think they would have been much more lovable if they’d felt less like sources of information dumping.Setting: Promising but I just didn’t connect and had trouble... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: An interesting attempt at a retelling, but way to lust-forward for me.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Meneka has to seduce someone, discovers love magic.Characters: There were okay? I didn’t find myself loving anyone here to be honest.Setting: I enjoyed the setting and the folklore behind this. Simple, if a bit... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Yikes on Bikes, Absolutely no thank you.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: I think it’s supposed to be a gothic teacher/student romance but it was so poorly written and researched.Characters: Nope. Didn’t like anyone here.Setting: Don’t worry, we’re told where we are at least 200 times. It’s Trinity.Romance: Yet again. Nope.... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A great setting and world, kind of bland characters. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Eda needs to make a deal with a demon after her brothers get caught brokering deals with another demon. Characters: This was the weakest bit for me, everything else was very nice. Setting: I liked the setting, it... Continue Reading →
