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Books read in April
May. 3rd, 2020 03:45 pmI read more books in April than in March, which was easy because in March it was zero.
Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk
A third of the time while reading this I was enjoying it a lot, a third of the time I was rolling my eyes because of how over the top it was (especially the romance), and a third of the time it was both. I did like the tropes, but the execution was sometimes a bit, uh, much. I loved Christine though.
Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie
Someone on Goodreads called it a Finn/Poe AU and I can definitely see where they come from ^^
I enjoyed a lot of this story, but it's also a good illustration of the problems with a narrator (especially in first person!) keeping secrets from the reader. ( Spoilers for this book and also The Thief and Crooked Kingdom )
The worldbuilding could have used a bit more depth, and the writing isn't a major strength of this book, but it was entertaining.
Race the Sands by Sarah Beth Durst
When I read the description I thought that this sounds like a classic horse girl story – even though I barely know anything about that genre – but with monsters, and that was part of the book and I enjoyed it a lot. Racing across the desert on a powerful friendly lion monster, yess.
But there were also other parts, and I maybe enjoyed those even more. ( Spoilers, ft. how great Tamra is and a surprising amount of feelings about Yorbel )
Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk
A third of the time while reading this I was enjoying it a lot, a third of the time I was rolling my eyes because of how over the top it was (especially the romance), and a third of the time it was both. I did like the tropes, but the execution was sometimes a bit, uh, much. I loved Christine though.
Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie
Someone on Goodreads called it a Finn/Poe AU and I can definitely see where they come from ^^
I enjoyed a lot of this story, but it's also a good illustration of the problems with a narrator (especially in first person!) keeping secrets from the reader. ( Spoilers for this book and also The Thief and Crooked Kingdom )
The worldbuilding could have used a bit more depth, and the writing isn't a major strength of this book, but it was entertaining.
Race the Sands by Sarah Beth Durst
When I read the description I thought that this sounds like a classic horse girl story – even though I barely know anything about that genre – but with monsters, and that was part of the book and I enjoyed it a lot. Racing across the desert on a powerful friendly lion monster, yess.
But there were also other parts, and I maybe enjoyed those even more. ( Spoilers, ft. how great Tamra is and a surprising amount of feelings about Yorbel )
