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Bone Crier's Moon by Kathryn Purdie
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.
The narrator was getting on my nerves and I couldn't listen any longer. Might pick up an e-book or paperback someday.
Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms by S.O. Callahan, Sarah Wallace
3.75
The starting was not captivating at all. I hated Wyn and how rude he was to Roger, for apparently no reason (as someone who finished the book). Wyn turned out to be a completely different person, almost like they transplanted him with someone a few chapters in. It made the initial “rivalry” (for lack of a better word) seem inauthentic and also unnecessary. I thought this story was going to be of Wyn getting over his prejudice against humans (and Roger specifically) while falling in love with one but no, he just suddenly started acting civil and nice.
I personally liked that there was no conflict in this story. While Wyn’s personality transplant was jarring to say the least, it was nice to just read about to people falling in love with no bigger plot getting in the way. I wouldn’t classify this a cozy romance, but I think people who enjoy that genre might like this book.
It had a lot of things of say about kindness and open-mindedness, none of which were spelled out. The reader is allowed to read through the story and then glean from it what they want, which I appreciate. A lot of fantasy stories treat the reader like a juveline with no critical thinking skills and feel the need to intricately detail all the morals, ethics, etc the story touches upon; this is not one of those.
I really could not have cared less about the actual project Roger and Wyn were working on - it was only when their personal side project emerged that I got invested. As such, I don’t know if it’s my personal feelings about it or the actual writing that gave that project too much importance instead of relegating it to the trope-tool it was - something to force our protagonists to work together.
As an aside, I personally detest the name Roger. I loathe it. Every time I read it, I wanted to hit something. That may have affected my rating but didn’t affect how much I liked the character. Literally any other ‘R’ name would have been fine. Robin would have suited him so well. Anyway, I digress.
This was a fun book, once I got past Wyn’s assholishness. Or, once the book got past it, I guess. I loved the magic system, and I love how it was explored and shown to the reader in such a natural way, instead of through long expositions and/or narrations. The nerd in me wishes that we got a little more history on how the fae integrated themselves into human society and why - but that wasn’t the topic of the story and I can see why it wasn’t explored. I'm just saying if the authors wanted to write a fictional non-fiction of this world, I would read it.
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
Did not finish book. Stopped at 36%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 36%.
I have no idea what this book is about. I just know that I don't want to read about someone sneezing out a ball of mucus and then rubbing it off on their clothes, or of saliva on someone's mouth.
This book had the beginnings of a story about a tragic mother-daughter relationship but then these little details are honestly just too disgusting for me to continue
This book had the beginnings of a story about a tragic mother-daughter relationship but then these little details are honestly just too disgusting for me to continue
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, and Classism
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt