Reviews of my Reading List
Review #79
Title- Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians Rating- 4/5 Genre- YA Fantasy POV- First person, present tense Similar Books/Comps- The Book of Chaos Vibe- humor, sarcasm, unique, original, whimsical Characters- Alcatraz Smedry- age 13, foster childPlot/Blurb- Alcatrez...
Review #78
Title- The Art of Racing in the Rain Rating- 5/5 Genre- Contemporary POV- First person, past tense Trope- Family drama, Relationships, Dogs! Similar Books/Comps- A Dog’s Purpose My emotions- Invested, connected Vibe- soul mates, compassion, philosophical (from...
Review #77
Title- The Davinci Code Rating- 4/5 Genre- Suspense, mystery Similar Books/Comps- The Library of the Unwritten My emotions- Edge of my seat Characters- Robert Langdon- Harvard symbologist Sophie Neveu- French cryptologistComments- I liked the action and danger...
Review #76
Title- In Five Years Rating- 4/5 Genre- Contemporary POV- First person, present tense Trope- Friendship, Do-overs Similar Books/Comps- Me Before You and One Day and It Ends with Us My emotions- I felt “alive” in this book, as if I was experiencing most of the...
Review #75
Title- The Book of Lost Things Rating- 3.75/5 Genre- Fantasy POV- Third person, past Similar Books/Comps- The Keeper of Lost Things My emotions- Creepy but entranced Vibe- darker Plot/Blurb- High in his attic bedroom, David mourns the death of his mother, with...
Review #74
Title- Ruin and Rising Rating- 5/5- best of the trilogy Genre- YA fantasy Trope- The chosen one. Morally gray characters Similar Books/Comps- Red Queen My emotions- the second half had me gasping Characters- I loved Alina and Mal’s relationship. It was the best...
Review #73
Title- Siege and Storm Rating- 4/5 Genre- YA fantasy POV- first person Trope- the chosen one Plot/Blurb- Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Alina Starkov’s power has grown, but not without a price. She is the Sun Summoner―hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she...
Review #72
Title- Shadow and Bone Rating- 4/5 Genre- YA Fantasy POV- First person, past tense Similar Books/Comps- The Gilded Wolves, Ember in the Ashes My emotions- I wanted to feel a bit more but I was sucked in enough to care. Characters- Alina Starkov is a soldier who...
Review #71
Title- Spellbreaker Rating- 4/5Genre- historical fiction/fantasy POV- I like that there’s two alternating POV of Elsie & Bacchus. (Third person feels distant though) Sometimes POV switched mid chapter which I don’t like head hopping. Similar Books/Comps- It had a...
Review #70
Title- The Bourbon Thief Rating- 5/5 Genre- women’s fiction, literary fiction POV- Third person, past tense. This switches between different time periods Trope- family legacy, twists & turns, unexpected revelations, sacrifice, coming of age, revenge, age gap, the...
Review #69
Title- The Marriage Pact Rating- 4.5/5 Genre- Psychological Thriller POV- First person, present tense Trope- cults, scientology, newlyweds Similar Books/Comps- The Secrets You Keep, The Personal Librarian My emotions- tense, creeped out Characters- Alice- once a...
Review #68
Title- The Lovely Bones Rating- 3.5/5 Genre- Thriller POV- First person, past tense Similar Books/Comps- Her One Mistake, The Cellar My emotions- Gross, No, Ugh, Goosebumps Characters- Susie- fourteen when she was murdered on December 6, 1973Plot/Blurb- So...
Review #67
Title- Girl, Serpent, Thorn Book of the Month Selection Rating- 5/5 Genre- YA Fantasy POV- Third person, past tense Similar Books/Comps- Shatter Me (this is what google said, but I disagree that they're similar since Shatter Me is so interior based and deep first...
Review #66
Title- The Ladies of the Secret Circus Rating- 5/5 Genre- Fantasy POV- Third person, past tense Vibe- mystery, whimsical Similar Books/Comps- The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, The Storyteller’s Secret My emotions- Captivated, Excited Best part- I...
Review #65
Title- The House in the Cerulean Sea Rating- 4/5 Genre- Whimsical Fantasy, Literary Fiction POV- Third person, past tense Similar Books/Comps- Under the Whispering Door, The Invisible Life of Addie Larue My emotions- I enjoyed the moods and vibes of this novel....