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Bookish_Stardust

Bookish_Stardust

Joined November 2019

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I‘m going to start this read! I‘m excited since I heard so much about it on booktok! I already finished my read of the grishaverse trilogy, so I wonder how that‘ll change things for me.

BookmarkTavern I loved this book! I hope you enjoy it too! 😁 4y
Bookish_Stardust @ozma.of.oz thanks! I hope so too >. 4y
BookmarkTavern I actually read this duology first! 😂 I still haven‘t read the trilogy! 4y
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★ ★ ½

↯ It was a conscious decision to have that many characters, and a choice to only focus on the protagonist. Which, honestly, is fine. But the sisters were there simply to get killed off so I found myself thinking: whats the point?

↯ The pacing was subtle enough to not get boring. The writing style really did capture an eerie vibe. There was an attempt to make this book fantasy but it didn‘t leave a lasting impression.

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Eight Will Fall | Sarah Harian
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Mehso-so

↯ There was a lot of characters and the author focused on three. Two were developed, as they were the love interests. The other helped advanced the plot whenever it slowed.

↯ I am a HUGE fan of the fantasy in this book. It‘s always constant and never forgotten. The story was predictable but not in a good way. Just. This again?

Overall, it‘s a nice book to pass the time with, but not to dive into.

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A Curse So Dark and Lonely | Brigid Kemmerer
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
↯ The concept was an interesting twist, focusing more on the cursed Kingdom than the cursed Prince. We see characters# development through the consequences and actions towards the kingdom, which made me really believe this Prince is future King.
↯ The romance was great and every character had something to root for! It was never a dull moment, but definitely a book targeted towards lasses than lads.
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A Curse So Dark and Lonely | Brigid Kemmerer
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If you haven‘t read A Curse So Dark And Lonely before, then you better get on that! It‘s a boon inspired by the classic Beauty & The Beast fairy tale, but except Stockholm syndrome, Harper is this badass gal who is more interested in helping the kingdom than she is falling in love. The Prince shares this sentiment and works on protecting his people than courting the unwilling gal. It‘s so gooood!
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Scythe | Neal Shusterman
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

↯ The concept was amazing, the little details about the utopia left just enough room for imagination. How Shusterman twisted this utopia was a shivering wonder down my spine that I very much welcomed.

↯ The characters were all great, perhaps a bit stale in the beginning. Most of the characters are traits made into a person but they form@their own identity towards the end.

↯ 10/10 I recommend. It‘s a twisted, silly, jaw dropping read!

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The Hazel Wood | Melissa Albert
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The world the author created was wonderful and the book had a lot of room and potential to really wow the readers.

But it didn‘t. Instead the book rambled on about the protagonist‘s though process before she spoke and after she spoke that the book was over before anything real and concrete happened.

If you want to read a book just for the sake of reading it, you can choose this one. You will in no way benefit from finishing this title.

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An Enchantment of Ravens | Margaret Rogerson
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Mehso-so

This book was very refined and a specific audience can enjoy this with all their hearts. I wasn‘t apart of that targeted audience. There was a regal atmosphere and I truly appreciated the details and the lore. Just. That romance.
Was the hardest thing I ever had to swallow.
The potential turned into cliches at the end, another thing that killed it for me. But I do recommend!

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The Babysitters Coven | Kate M. Williams
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Mehso-so

The cover was bright & colorful—that‘s why I picked it up. I did not regret it but I wouldn‘t recommend. As someone who‘s well educated in the land of entertainment, I‘ve seen all what the book has to offer before. And I‘ve seen it done better. But to anyone who only reads books, or been out of entertainment circle long enough, this book is sure to WOW you. Be warned though that the climax falls flat and it‘s a vanilla swept-under-the-rug ending.

Moonprismpower It‘s funny, I agree it was so-so but I enjoyed the spells. And I love the book cover so I‘m gonna keep it. Sometimes I enjoy the idea of rewriting a book that I wanted to be fabulous but fell flat. 5y
Bookish_Stardust @Moonprismpower that‘s a good idea! Ahaha. I think it was really good for a teen book. If I was younger or if this came out a few years ago it‘ll probably be a lot more popular. But I did end up enjoying my time with the book, so yay! 5y
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Unwind | Neal Shusterman
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
➜ I love this book. It was something I was able to understand and resonate; being a teenager without the right to voice. Being abandoned by the ones who were suppose to love and protect you.
➜ The biggest complaint I can think of would be the side quest midway with a side character. However I regret EVER being bored with it because the payoff was BEAUTIFUL!
Ten out of ten, would recommend.

Bookish_Stardust A full review is available on my goodreads! https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2860637286 (edited) 5y
LibrarianRyan Which side character, shark boy or the clapper? I loved this book. It was just so real. I really need to finish the series 5y
Bookish_Stardust @LibrarianRyan The one with half a brain. That whole quest to get to his hometown with Lev was sort of slow going for me, but when he finally did reach the destination, I was taken back by the results and loved that whole chapter 5y
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LibrarianRyan @Bookish_Stardust oh yeah. I call him zombie boy in my head. What I liked about his story line while yes it was an unrelated side quest, was the look at possible ramifications. However the shark boy surgery scene one of the most terrifying things I have ever read. It was just so well written and it never used common current medical words to tell you what unwinding is. They are the scary words like Voldemort to hog warts students. 5y
Bookish_Stardust @LibrarianRyan I was bored at first but then when his other half started asking his parents to don‘t let him be unwind, I gasped and just oh my!!! Lev‘s 180 was really great in that scene, too! 5y
Bookish_Stardust Roland/Shark Boy, I felt a bit sad when he started explaining the meaning behind his tattoo but I LOVE the unwind scene, it was amazing. Not graphic or too smart, just enough to let your mind torture yourself. 5y
Moonprismpower I lived this book too! I haven‘t gotten into that scythe series but this really spoke to me. 5y
Bookish_Stardust @Moonprismpower unwind will forever have a special place in my heart 5y
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