ali_k0's reviews
168 reviews

The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis

Go to review page

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

And so begins my Narnia journey.... Though I have a feeling chronological order may not be the popular choice.
Time's Convert by Deborah Harkness

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The right way to do a book that leaps into the next series. Returning to the world of All Souls is always exciting, and it's characters are an old manuscript. Turn the pages carefully, and their is so much to be found.
The Striker by Ana Huang

Go to review page

funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Usually I don't like the third act break ups in Anas books, but this one did managed to land for me! 
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Just a little slower from the first one.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

Go to review page

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It was good, but sometimes achingly slow. The characters were interesting but sometimes bled together, and I often felt they're were holes in their progression I just couldn't make sense of. However, the story was intriguing even if I grow tired of Trials plotlines. The magic was new, and entrenched in a history I wish had been involved a little more.
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved it. I don't know what else to say. 
Broken by Daylight by Elizabeth Helen

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Lightstruck by Sunya Mara

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Hopeless by Elsie Silver

Go to review page

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The only fake dating book I've ever actually liked! Also we love it when the small town outcast leaves her town behind for a better life in the big city.
Reckless by Elsie Silver

Go to review page

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

God bless this book for restoring my faith in Elsie and ending the month and a half long reading slump powerless put me through.

If you liked Book Lover by Emily Henry and spend your time wishing the evil girlfriend in the Hallmark movie had her own love story, this is your book.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings