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Loved this one! A perfect continuation & expansion of the world we already experienced in The Spellshop. For me this one is bumped up to five stars because the FMC and the greenhouse was just what I wanted.
As readers we go on and on about relatable characters, but honestly I want an extroverted FMC like Terlu who says what’s on her mind. There’s not inability to communicate between these two! It saved me a lot of stress.
Reading weekend #5: Book #2
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The Enchanted Greenhouse
Sarah Beth Durst
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The Enchanted Greenhouse
Sarah Beth Durst
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Never have I enjoyed a book more in spite of the FMC! Diem seemed to bend over backwards to see evil (that was never there) in Luther, all while letting pretty little buttercup Henri flounce around, begging him to not abandon her. UGH!! But all that aside, I did REALLY enjoy the book. And all the other characters are great. A five star read, if not for Diem’s stubborn pridefulness.
Reading Weekend #5. Book #1
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For me this was a solid "ok" book. Sure, it was cozy but something felt flat to me. Not sure how to express it though. Besides the characters being adults, it lowkey felt like a middle grade book. Again, it was fine, just not all I wanted it to be. I also think that the characters just didn't draw me in much.
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Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter
Heather Fawcett
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Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter
Heather Fawcett
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This was definitely a me problem. I didn't want to be reading this book right now, but I needed to finish it for book club. That really impacted my overall enjoyment of the book. When I was actively reading, I was engaged with the story and curious about what was next, but when I wasn't reading it, I didn't have a desire to come back to it.
And this book, more so than Kuang's other books, felt very dense and academic. I couldn't quite grasp the basis for how the magic functioned. But again, that might just have been me since I wasn't in the right headspace to read this.
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Katabasis
R.F. Kuang
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Mile High (Windy City, #1)
Liz Tomforde