I love fantasy novels and Harry Potter holds a special place in my heart, so finding a new British school book that's darker, gripping, and has a very different style of magic was extremely exciting. Try this book and you won't be disappointed. I will admit that I was annoyed by the MC in the beginning, but that fell away as I was introduced to the world and her own character developed.
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Cute Little Book
4 stars
Cute book with some slice of life elements and of course lots of coffee. It feels like the pace is a bit strange, but I don't quite know how to describe it. 3.9/5, rounded up to 4.
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Daryl76679 reviewed Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Gripping Story
5 stars
This was a great book! It is clear why it won so many awards. You know the conclusion almost immediately, but the tale is gripping and interesting enough for you to see how it gets there. Flowers for Algernon is about love, loss, and most importantly self-discovery. My only complaint is that the book is a bit slow to start with all the bad grammar but that comes with the territory. All in all recommended.
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Daryl76679 reviewed The Hedge Wizard by Alex Maher
Quite a decent read
4 stars
This book is not complicated. It’s a fantasy romp with bad puns, risqué jokes, and a heavy focus on violence. A good time waster. I’m definitely willing to try the other books in this series.
Daryl76679 reviewed These Tangled Vines by Julianne MacLean
Enjoyable book with a nice if a bit cliché message
4 stars
This is my first review on this platform, and a bit off genre for me so excuse any weirdness. This book is relatively short, only 296 pages on my kindle and 304 on the paperback. It explores both a woman uncovering the secrets surrounding her biological father's and mother's affair and how it went down from her mother's point of view. Their is quite a bit of character switching in this book, but even as a person not a fan of the practice, I did not find it too jarring. I do like how the main protagonist's view of the events becomes more complex and understanding of all parties, especially in the chapter before the epilogue.
About the message I mentioned in the title, it is actually explicitly stated in form of the protagonist's thoughts. To summarize, it's about not letting your regrets define you and to count your blessing, …
This is my first review on this platform, and a bit off genre for me so excuse any weirdness. This book is relatively short, only 296 pages on my kindle and 304 on the paperback. It explores both a woman uncovering the secrets surrounding her biological father's and mother's affair and how it went down from her mother's point of view. Their is quite a bit of character switching in this book, but even as a person not a fan of the practice, I did not find it too jarring. I do like how the main protagonist's view of the events becomes more complex and understanding of all parties, especially in the chapter before the epilogue.
About the message I mentioned in the title, it is actually explicitly stated in form of the protagonist's thoughts. To summarize, it's about not letting your regrets define you and to count your blessing, though written much more eloquently than I could ever express.
If you just want a nice Realistic Fiction book to pick up this serves that purpose well. It's even on Kindle Unlimited if you have it. I don't know how to end this review but thank you for bothering to read this mess of a first review.