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The Snow Child
Eowyn Ivey
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I Fell in Love With Hope
Lancali Lancali
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The Devils
Joe Abercrombie
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Marked (House of Night, #1)
P.C. Cast
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Variations on a Dream: A Novel
Angelique LaLonde
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This is one of those reads that really makes you go “what In the world did I just read?”. The first and second section of this book were absolutely phenomenal. They were lyrical, filled with the human aspects of war and colonialism, and excellent storytelling. I found myself deeply invested in the characters. I was rooting for their success, and grieved their tragedies. Then the 3rd section came along and I found myself struggling to figure out where this book had flown off the racetrack. The first 2/3rds of section three were wild in content and bizarre in pacing. I commonly found myself asking “how did I get here, and do I really want to continue?”. There were snippets of characters that I frankly couldn’t make myself care about, and storylines that left me confused as to why they were there. It’s such a shame, because the quality of the writing remained so high. The plotting was just… lacking. Luckily, the ending was almost enough to save it.
The first 2/3rds of this book save it for me. Overall, this was a good book, with minor issues. I’m giving this book a 5/6 on my personal enjoyment scale and a 4/5 for writing quality. This brings us to a 4 star rating on my rating chart.
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The Devils
Joe Abercrombie
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Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 1
Kafka Asagiri
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How do you guys find new books to read?? I don’t really trust tiktok or social media because the ones that go viral aren’t for me. Sometimes I scroll on Libby for available books just to try something new. I will also always find new books to read when I go to the bookstore or the library, since I like to wander. Now that I’m on PB, it’s so easy to discover and research new books and I love it!!
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Greek Lessons
Han Kang
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Cursed Bunny
Bora Chung
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Capitalists Must Starve
Park Seolyeon