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The best part about this is the family dynamic. I was really hoping it was set to be a series about each other the sisters because I loved them so much. This is a lovely, slow burn, guy falls first, fade to black, musician romance. I love how rich the world around them feels despite them being isolated most of the book. I love how much they talk and get to understand each other before getting together. It's really solid throughout and I look forward to more from the author (please please sapphic sequel thank you) 

If this is fanfiction about some real britpop boy, nobody tell me okay

I listened to two hours of this book and we were still barely introducing the three main characters, they haven't even had an inkling of their quest yet and certainly haven't met each other. There's slow and then there's two hours of introductions prior to exposition

The writing style didn't grab me. Only one character felt even vaguely interesting. The magic seemed like it had potential and then I didn't enjoy the execution. The dragons seemed cool and then they started talking and being sassy and I was out. This just lacked a spark to keep me interested. There are elements that could work, but it wasn't working for me

It really sucks because I work with glass and having a book about dragons made of glass with a glassblower who uses dragon scales as materials sounds absolutely epic

DNF @ 17%

I simply cannot respect someone whose favorite of ALL Doctor Who companions is Amy, this is why you should not include pop culture in books....

Also halting the entire book to have a 101 lecture of bisexuality is just cringeworthy writing on the level of a 2013 Tumblr post that ends with a picture of Dean Winchester winking

DNF @ 11%, I realized the start was so bad it could never recover for me

This is info dump tell tell tell central. The characters directly address the audience to explain their whole lives like this is an AA meeting instead of slowly unfolding for us. Also I hate hate hate when characters are already obsessed with each other before the start of the book, it is always lazy writing to not put the work into developing the romance and showing why they are good together. You can't just tell me those moments happened off page and move on. 

Also the FMC is complaining about how her life is so hard because she hasn't gotten a dream job in the two weeks since she graduated. Meanwhile she has loving parents who are willing and able to financially support her indefinitely, a brother who can fly her around the world like it's nothing, and an obsessed celebrity handing her said dream job out of thin air. I wish we all could have such terrible lives

I was starting to think I just don't find horror scary when I'm written form but this proved me wrong. I'm not sure every element is the most unique, but together it adds up to a very fresh and original feeling story. It has a scattershot approach that keeps you confused until the end and even then doesn't give you all the answers. I think this will frustrate some and hook others; I'm certainly one of the latter 

Also taking applications for a Charlie in my life, I love her forever

DNF @ 25% 

I didn't jive with the narration style, plus a story like this requires a compassionate mc

I'm sorry Dr Chuck, I feel so conflicted about this one. I enjoyed the main narrative but I really hated the metanarrative. The characters don't really connect emotionally unfortunately. The social commentary was so heavy handed without actually saying much of anything at all. It felt like a 2014 meta dialogue thrown into a very 2024 story. The horror elements were so imaginative and cool, but the framework around them didn't hold up to their potential. 

I liked the story and characters but the sex scenes were so bad and so sudden and so numerous

You've Got Mail: Sport Edition

Very sweet, a good amount of depth and complexity, only a minor amount of frustrating miscommunication. I wish the minor characters and a bit of the world were more fleshed out, but overall a very solid romance. The couple was believable and felt like such a good match

Needed more Oberic