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Crowded, Vol. 1 by Christopher Sebela
5.0
The concept is amazing, the characters are amazing, the visuals are amazing, the humour is amazing, the -
As I Descended by Robin Talley
5.0
I've never read a retelling before so this has set the bar pretty high for me!!
The Smoke Thieves by Sally Green
5.0
When I got to the last page I nearly cried because I’ve fallen in love with the story and characters so much. Thankfully the sequel is on the way (literally just pre-ordered it). This is the quickest I’ve ever read a book - 5 days! That’s impressive for me, considering my usual several-month reading time.
I’m so deeply attached to the characters, and their relationships were so incredibly written. Every little bit of dialogue felt totally meaningful and the pacing was so so perfect (at least, for me it was!)
I can wholeheartedly say that this right here is my new favourite book.
I’m so deeply attached to the characters, and their relationships were so incredibly written. Every little bit of dialogue felt totally meaningful and the pacing was so so perfect (at least, for me it was!)
I can wholeheartedly say that this right here is my new favourite book.
The Burning Kingdoms by Sally Green
5.0
I'm going to miss these characters SO MUCH you would not believe. Give me a million spinoff stories Sally Green, I beg of you. In all seriousness, this was a dramatic and fitting end to such a great trilogy. And the epilogue!! I'm so so so glad they all got a happy ending. A perfect end to my favourite series.
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
[DNF] at page 78. After I started reading this I put it down for about a week (maybe more, actually) and just never picked it back up again. The writing was ok, with good humour in places, but I just struggled with the time settings. I've never read anything else by Maureen Johnson, but just based on what I read here, I feel her writing is better suited to the 1930s setting that parts of this book is written in, as opposed to the modern day setting which most of this book is written in. Something about the chapters written in the present didn't feel modern to me, and I can't quite put my finger on what. Anyway, other than that, I just wasn't particularly interested in any of the characters (especially the main character) or the plot, thus I never went back to reading it. It's a shame because I thought it sounded quite interesting from the blurb, but I just couldn't get into it.