A Reading Journal
TL;DR: An absolutely fantastic horror about what haunts you. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Val survives an even that takes her sister and friend and she lives with that while it haunts her. Characters: I really enjoyed everyone in this story. Flawed but engaging and believable. Setting: This felt very important especially with... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Definitely not for me. Dull and a bit predictable.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Girl gets kidnapped, falls in love with the ‘enemy’ and has great, awesome power.Characters: Fairly run of the mill, though our MMC was mute, so that was a nice mix-up.Setting: Ehhh, it was clearly not important so... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Not exactly the horror for me but I can see this working for others.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Vic is meeting friends after a messy breakup and things get even messier.Characters: They were all… alright. Mostly dislikable and fairly 2D.Setting: A desert town that’s slowly disappearing. Or is it?Horror: Eldritch,... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Slowed down but still overly packed with action?Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Conrad sets out on a secret mission, and of course it gets messy.Characters: Sometimes it felt like any growth we got was cut off by wild action sequences, so I’m not sure we got much on this front.Setting:... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: An incredibly fun start to a progression fantasy.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Long Wu Ying never planned on becoming a cultivator but then the army calls and plans change.Characters: I love a good level headed MC and that’s what we get here.Setting: Lovely, not too strong but strong enough to... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A 9 year old is sent off to solve an adult problem. It goes poorly.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: All of the trigger warnings as a small child flies in a flesh ship into space.Characters: No one here is likable, and yet I enjoyed all of them?Setting: 60% Flesh Ship,... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Not my favorite of KJ Charles but still has some great strengths.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Titus comes into unexpected wealth and Nico appears to help him manage it.Characters: I did like our primary characters, sadly the surrounding ones were very thin.Setting: Not the strongest I’ve seen from this author.Romance:... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A bit too short, with not a lot of sense.Source: NetGalley, thank you to the publisher! Plot: Xishi is recruited as a spy and spends 10 years smiling at folks.Characters: Perhaps it was the length, or the writing? But I didn’t enjoy them.Setting: A fairly standard feeling world for the story unfortunately. I was... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A fantastic start to a new series.Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Officer Lynx and her talking-cat partner are caught up investigating a genetic monster.Characters: I enjoyed everyone in this cast. The unlikeable and the likable.Setting: Again, this was also awesome. I found myself in that setting and vibe thinking about it days... 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 →
Sarah Evermotion's Reads 