Erwikka
Found family in any setting whether it be fantasy or fiction is the thing most important to me when reading. My favorite genres are fantasy and magical realism. I will try any book or genre though.
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So I was so excited for this one. I love books with siblings, especially in the face of grief. Personally this just felt very surface level to me. It had so much potential. Having characters that feel stuck in between two worlds is so compelling but I feel like we didn’t dig into that enough. I was so intrigued by feeling lost and stuck as an adult especially when you lose someone you love deeply. Sadly, I don’t think we actually got into that. It was more trying to tell several different stories at once. We had so many different plot points where a lot of it was just told to us instead of actually shown. Which I hate. I really wish we picked one or two things and really focused on that. There was just a disconnect for me with the characters.
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I had such high hopes for this book. I feel like we are trying to tell several stories at once. personally I'm not connecting to the characters because I'm getting story whiplash. The exploration of grief and how it can change and pull out the worst in us would be so much more compelling if that was the main focus. There is a lot of hypricosy in what the characters are saying and doing. I'm going to continue reading because I am curious, and there are parts I like. I'm just also let down.
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I had such high hopes for this book. I feel like we are trying to tell several stories at once. personally I'm not connecting to the characters because I'm getting story whiplash. The exploration of grief and how it can change and pull out the worst in us would be so much more compelling if that was the main focus. There is a lot of hypricosy in what the characters are saying and doing. I'm going to continue reading because I am curious, and there are parts I like. I'm just also let down.
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Dust Settles North
Deena ElGenaidi
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This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)
Kennedy Ryan
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-3.75⭐️
Jillian Meadows has become a quick favorite. She writes found family so well. I instantly fall in love. When I heard this was an age gap I wasn’t sure how I would like it. Turns out if Meadows writes it I will love it. Lena and Gavin are both complex and lovable. It was truly beautiful to watch their story unfold. The banter is top notch. I feel like the author does a great job at actually dealing with issues while still having tension for the book. Truly a perfect winter read and I look forward to her new book coming in March.
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I really enjoyed this one. Raina and Alexus are really compelling characters. I will say the enemies to lovers is one sided. There is also some insta loving going on but at the same time not. This book has such amazing yearning but they both get attached rather quickly even if outside forces keep them apart. One of the things that annoyed me was sometimes Raina would be so smart and asking the right questions and in the next breath she would be an idiot. The magic is super fun thread and song magic always intrigues me and I especially love that Raina has to figure out her own way. The fact that most of the book is a traveling through a wintery world really makes it high on my enjoyment list. Some plot stuff was predictable but not in an unsatisfying way. I think this is the kind of romantasy book that should be getting pushed. I’m excited to continue the series.
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