A Reading Journal
Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: If you enjoy non-stop YA fantasy this is the one for you. I really enjoyed a lot of this but found the pace way to fast. Plot: So fast it actually felt unrelenting. There was almost no rest time between 'events' - the biggest flaw of the... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley - Many thanks to the publisher!TL;DR: Diet House of Leaves - Not for me Plot: The first quarter was great but it slowly devolved in the House of Leaves of it all and I was outCharacters: I did like the characters! I really enjoyed the insight into their thoughts thanks to the format... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher! Tl;DR: A fun rom-com, it didn't quite click for me but I do recommend it if it interests you! Plot: This felt very much like a standard 'rom-com'. There was a TON of internal monologue which felt like it interrupted the plotCharacters: Fairly standard - one note... Continue Reading →
Source: Netgalley & the Publisher - Many thanks!TL;DR: Ultimately felt as if trauma was present for nothing besides the sake of trauma. This caused the story to feel disjointed and lacking. Plot: The first five chapters ultimately felt needless to the larger plot - Antsy forgets everything that happened for the next 90% of the... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley - many many many thanks to the publisher!Tl;DR: A shocking and twisted horror novel with fascinating themes - especially for the Art Nerds out there! Plot: This is straight down the barrel of the plot - the characters are just driving to the ultimate conclusion the whole timeCharacters: An initial onslaught of characters... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley, thanks to the publisher!TL;DR: A very cute, low angst romance about to neurodivergent people. If it at all sounds appealing to you, you're going to love it. Thoughts: Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese has taken a simple romance formula and made it welcoming in a way I didn’t expect. This... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley! Many Thanks to the publisher!TL;DR: A very enjoyable ending to the series. Sweet and wholesome. Thoughts: Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade is, what seems to be, the final book in a trilogy that follows a cast from an ‘epic fantasy tv show’ that’s totally not Game of Thrones. Ship Wrecked follows Maria and Peter over... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley - many many many thanks to the publisher!Tl;DR: A fantastic snap short story of a city in the future and the implications of love and robotics. Plot: This is super plot driven, our characters drawn together to the ultimate conclusionCharacters: The characters are each unique but not overly detailed - simple but fantastically... Continue Reading →
A sapphic, revenge twist on a bachelor style love story. Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales Source:Â Netgalley, thank you to the publisher!TL; DR :Â A fun new twist on the Bachelor Romance Story- make a sapphic revenge story! Definitely recommend for romance fans. Thoughts: Ever Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales takes the... Continue Reading →
Source: Netgalley, thank you so much to the publisher!TL;DR: A super interesting collection, but with a lot of darker stories, especially in the second half. Thoughts: It’s extremely hard to review an anthology of this size without just muddling through a bunch of individual reviews. There are, like with any anthology, weaker and stronger stories.... Continue Reading →
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