panAs is usually the case in YA worlds, the dystopian society is the real story and authors spend so much time creating that image, the true characters fall flat. Still looking for a series that captures my imagination like Shusterman‘s Scythe books did. This one didn‘t really come close, even though the idea of a corrupt government founded on a military industrial complex that limits the rights of women seems to come right out of current events.
pickI enjoyed this a lot. It‘s violent and heavy-handed but the characters and story are fun. Some of my complaints definitely seem to be assuaged by the ending and I will be reading the next book.
Also, I can now be even more enthusiastic about my hopes to knit the Chrysalis shawl, designed by disyarning inspired by this book 😄
pickThese three are silly little idiots in love. Jeb accidentally texts his two best friends who aren't speaking to each other, asking for help on his tree farm for the holidays. The forced proximity reveals long buried feelings and the three men must figure out how to be in a functional relationship that lasts
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pick4/5⭐ Delightfully quirky characters who fit together so satisfyingly. I look forward to reading more stories with them. I loved seeing frank discussion of boundaries and desires between Nathan and Vlad. My one quibble is that the non-romantic plot came into play only near the end and felt rushed to the resolution. #roll100
pickRead this last week. I‘m not sure if these are getting better or worse… This one a lot and nothing both happened. This one was more about the relationships, which is fine. But I feel like they‘re really dragging out the political situation. I mean, I‘ll keep reading them but meh.
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pickI‘m flying through this series! I really liked this one. A very sexy, spicy hunger games. This one has Helen, Achilles and Patroclus in it.
Really liked this one!
so-soPacific Rim meets futuristic China, giant robot like structures are run by a male and female team with high qi, problem is most females end up dying after battles due to the male draining her life force. Zetian is determined to redeem her sister when the male pilot outright kills her. She is ready to die for it but is she willing to survive? LOVED the concept. DID NOT like the writing style. Won‘t be continuing the series
pickVery light pick. Caveat that romance novels really aren‘t my genre. My favorite thing about this is just that it was a poly romance. I haven‘t actually seen a story yet where a poly couple was written in a way that couldn‘t be problematic or several levels. But I‘m more interested in these stories existing right now, and starting to normalize open relationships, and starting to show the vast range of ways to live a poly lifestyle.
