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TITLE Last Argument Of Kings
AUTHOR Joe Abercrombie
Genre Fantasy
Subgenre Grimdark
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Emotional Impact 8
Characters 9
Plot 8
Worldbuilding / Magic System 7.00
Dialogue / Prose 9.00
Official Rating 8.15
Goodreads Rating 4
Date Started 2024-05-31
Date Finished 2024-06-08
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NOTES Plot/Trope subversions were really unique, enjoyable all around, characters were charactering and the reveals that were dripfed throughout the first two books came to a head here.
TITLE Before They Are Hanged
AUTHOR Joe Abercrombie
Genre Fantasy
Subgenre Grimdark
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Emotional Impact 7
Characters 9
Plot 7
Worldbuilding / Magic System 7
Dialogue / Prose 9
Official Rating 7.70
Date Started 5/20/2024
Date Finished 5/30/2024
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Honestly a lot more enjoyable than the previous entry, which is understandable since the first book was basically all setup. The character voice is so unique and individual that it makes each pov switch a joy. I enjoyed but didn't love the plotting or action scenes personally. Glokta and Jezal made me want to keep reading!
TITLE Icebreaker
AUTHOR Hannah Grace
Genre Romance
Subgenre -
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Emotional Impact 7.5
Characters 7
Plot 6.5
Worldbuilding 6.25
Dialogue / Prose 6.75
Official Rating 6.84
Goodreads Rating 3.5 Stars
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Date Started 6/8/2024
Date Finished 6/10/2024
NOTES Can't believe I read spicy romance books now - they are so much easier to read and serve as a nice breather in between larger series. Icebreaker was popcorn reading at it's finest, really enjoyed the relationship of the MCs and it went by super fast. ty tiktok
Emotional Impact 6.75
Characters 7.75
Plot 8.5
Worldbuilding 8
Dialogue / Prose 7.5
Official Rating 7.66
Goodreads Rating 3.75
Forgot to include this back when I read it at the tail end of Japan trip - very cool how this is a glimpse into the ‘future' of the cosmere, lots of cool references again, nice and contained story and was overall enjoyable!
WONDERFUL! WHIMSICAL! W-AMAZING!!!
What a fun and enjoyable little story this was!!! Self contained but full of cosmere references, the light tone was so easy to read too. Forgot how great Sanderson is!!!
9.25/10 (?)
May edit when home
3.5 STARS
everyone seems to love this series and while I do enjoy it I think it's just good not great! Will add book 6 to the tbr and maybe pick it back up
DONE VOL 14. VERY NICE. TBH NOT SO INTERESTED IN THE PERUGIUS ARC BUT ERIS IS COMING BACK PLUS TP4 WAS KINDA POGGERS SO IT STILL REMAINS 4 STARS FOR ME. HOPING I CAN FINISH THE ENTIRE SERIES ASAP SO I CAN GO BACK TO ACTUAL GOOD BOOKS BUT NO PROBLEM
FINISHED SEASON 2 OF ANIME AND HAD TO MOVE TO LNs. SO EASY TO READ WILL PROBABLY BLAZE THROUGH ALL OF THEM BEFORE READING SOMETHING ELSE.
SLICE OF LIFE ARC ALWAYS GOOD
A decently fun short and adventure novella but to be honest it wasn't very interesting to me!
Slowest 250 pages I've ever read... idk if it was just me but didn't really care or connect with the characters. Still finished because I have a feeling I'm going to really like the rest of Sun Eater
4 STARS - GREAT BOOK.
my peanut brain too small to understand and get immersed from the jump but after about 30% I was really quite invested in the mystery and the premise
3.5 stars.... Personally my least fav stormlight book so far but honestly still enjoyable - I know what ppl say when they claim it's getting way too bloated. BOOK 5 HYPE!!!
2.5 STARS - Disappointed to say the least...going to need the 10 years to see if I even continue with the cosmere at this point
Pros:
Conclusion was satisfying
Hype moments are hype as always
Still love the world
Cons:
WAY TOO LONG
seriously way too long, at least 400 pages too long for the story it tried to tell
MCU-ahh lines just takes you out of the immersion
MID.
2.5 stars
I knew what I was getting myself into and liked the fall gilmore girls vibes but still felt like it should have been better lol
TITLE The Blade Itself
AUTHOR Joe Abercrombie
Genre Fantasy
Subgenre Grimdark
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Emotional Impact 6.25
Characters 7.75
Plot 5.75
Worldbuilding / Magic System 6.5
Dialogue / Prose 8
Official Rating 6.61
Goodreads Rating 3
Date Started 2/25/2024
Date Finished 5/16/2024
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NOTES Huge reading slump of 3 months but it wasn't this books fault. Nothing really happens but the characters and how he writes them is stellar...will revisit the series soon. Jezal and Glokta are real cool!
TITLE Fourth Wing
AUTHOR Rebecca Yarros
Genre Romantasy
Subgenre
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Emotional Impact 6
Characters 6
Plot 5
Worldbuilding / Magic System 5.75
Dialogue / Prose 6.00
Official Rating 5.75
Goodreads Rating 3
Date Started 2024-05-16
Date Finished 2024-05-18
NOTES Pretty enjoyable overall but felt like something I would read in Jr High minus the horniness - very hunger games / divergent.
TITLE Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
AUTHOR Brandon Sanderson
Genre Fantasy
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Emotional Impact 7
Characters 8.5
Plot 5.5
Worldbuilding / Magic System 7
Dialogue / Prose 7.5
Official Rating 7.08
Goodreads Rating 4
Date Started 1/4/2024
Date Finished 1/14/2024
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NOTES Cute romance from Sanderson, I thought it was enjoyable and I liked their relationship but would probably look elsewhere for Romantasy, still high rating because the book was good!
TITLE The Will of the Many
AUTHOR James Islington
Genre Fantasy
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Emotional Impact 8.5
Characters 8.25
Plot 8.25
Worldbuilding / Magic System 8.5
Dialogue / Prose 7.75
Official Rating 8.29
Goodreads Rating 4
Date Started 2/3/2024
Date Finished 2/19/2024
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NOTES Beginning was a bit slow but the 2nd half picked up immensely, very excited for the next book in the series!!!
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SUPER INTERESTING MAGIC SYSTEM AND LEARNED A LOT ABOUT ETYMOLOGY, beginning part where nothing happened was a lot better than the ending where a lot happened
TITLE It Happened One Summer
AUTHOR Tessa Bailey
Genre Romance
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Emotional Impact 6
Characters 7.5
Plot 3.75
Worldbuilding / Magic System 4.5
Dialogue / Prose 5
Official Rating 5.38
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NOTES Mid ass climax - last 10% of the book basically ruined a 6.5+ for me
TITLE Jade Legacy
AUTHOR Fonda Lee
Genre Fantasy
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Emotional Impact 8.25
Characters 9.5
Plot 8.75
Worldbuilding / Magic System 8.75
Dialogue / Prose 8.25
Official Rating 8.70
Goodreads Rating 5
Date Started 1/26/2024
Date Finished 2/2/2024
NOTES Pretty great ending to a great series, the scope is expanded even more than last book, and this time the timeframe of the series stretches across an entire lifespan which I loved, I thought it was so unique. The story is less about a single Kaul and more focused on the family and it's legacy
TITLE Jade City
AUTHOR Fonda Lee
Genre Fantasy
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Emotional Impact 8.25
Characters 9
Plot 7.75
Worldbuilding / Magic System 7.75
Dialogue / Prose 8.25
Official Rating 8.20
Goodreads Rating 4
Date Started 1/18/2024
Date Finished 1/22/2024
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NOTES Really fun asian-inspired story with a unique low magic system, loved the big clan dynamics. Reminds me of 1980s Hong Kong / Mafia movies
TITLE The Sword of Kaigen
AUTHOR M.L Wang
Genre Fantasy
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Emotional Impact 9.75
Characters 9.75
Plot 8.25
Worldbuilding / Magic System 8.5
Dialogue / Prose 9
Official Rating 9.09
Goodreads Rating 5
Date Started 1/15/2024
Date Finished 1/18/2024
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NOTES Amazing book, wonderful ATLA magic system with just mind blowing character work. Makes me feel what it is like to be a mother as a 24 year old man. There are some negatives for me, namely the very beginning and the very end, but the emotional Impact and characters outweigh all the negatives in this story and then some...
TITLE Jade War
AUTHOR Fonda Lee
Genre Fantasy
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Emotional Impact 8.5
Characters 9.25
Plot 8
Worldbuilding / Magic System 8
Dialogue / Prose 8.25
Official Rating 8.41
Goodreads Rating 4
Date Started 1/22/2024
Date Finished 1/25/2024
NOTES Improvement on the first, love that Fonda Lee expands the scope and we get to explore outside of Janloon but somehow the story cuts even deeper for our main characters