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The Last Sun

K.D. Edwards

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Surprisingly fun, bingeable and engrossing even though the two main characters are unlikeable and there is not a single woman in the main cast. Interesting world building - almost feels like Ilona Andrews' Hidden Legacy, but not as logical, coherent or detailed. I will definitely be reading book 2 because this book got me out of a reading slump but I hope that the characters and dialogue improve. And hopefully there will be one token female character in the main cast lmao

44 Poems on Being with Each Other: A Poetry Unbound Collection

Pádraig Ó Tuama

4.5

reflective slow-paced

loved this volume. these poetry unbound collections are a great way to find interesting/moving/powerful poems and poets.

You Dreamed of Empires

Álvaro Enrigue

3.5

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Has the feeling of a fever dream. I had Google open while reading this book as I found it impossible to follow otherwise. As someone else has said - immersive like a historical novel (the almost luxurious amount of detail!), written like a modern novel, but with the scope of a postcolonial project. A baffling reading experience for sure, but very interesting.

Our Infinite Fates

Laura Steven

3.25

lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

alternate title: if Instagram poetry was turned into a novel

Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse

Dave Goulson

3.5

informative medium-paced

Most of this is not new if you already know something about the topic, hence my lower rating. I did learn lots of cool insect facts though. Would like to see a documentary featuring all these strange and amazing ways insects have adapted to life.

The Road of Bones

Demi Winters

3.25

Meh. Tears of the Wolf by Elisabeth Wheatley was better.

Number Go Up

Zeke Faux

3.75

dark funny informative medium-paced

- crypto and NFTs are indeed as much of a scam as they appear to be
- and not only are they massively damaging to the environment, they also use slave labor (see Chinatown compound in Cambodia)
- victims of crypto and NFTs are often people who are lonely or desperate for a better life and many sink their life savings into it
- a typical crypto rich guy: bored with life, lonely, think they're smarter and better than everyone else