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Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

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emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Really enjoyed and probably would have liked it better if not for all the front line war plot, hard for me to read.
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A Promise of Peridot by Kate Golden

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Couldn't finish first book in series to get to this ARC from Netgalley 
A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 41%.
Too trope-y and obvious without enough interesting plot. 
The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo

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mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Bad Dreams in the Night by Adam Ellis

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dark funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A

5.0

The Traitor Queen by Danielle L. Jensen

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adventurous emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I actually read this book earlier this month before I went on to read The Bridge Kingdom series, so I didn't have huge expectations for it. Fun fact: the author Danielle L. Jensen writes out of Calgary, AB. I was instantly hooked - it has everything I look for in a fantasy novel, including a well-developed world. We follow Freya's POV as a shield-maiden, a woman blessed with a drop of a goddess's blood whose magic is prophesied to unite her fractured nation under the one who controls her fate. Obviously the whole 'one who controls her fate' thing is not appealing, so she's hidden her magic since she discovered it. Our MMC is Bjorn, the son of Freya's regional jarl (aka the chief, mayor, etc.). The romance aspect of the book is enemies to lovers, forced proximity (just never gets old), forbidden love, and tension filled. The pacing is good and doesn't leave room to lose interest. Honestly no complaints with this one!

This is the first in a series, so it ends on a cliffhanger!
Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock by Maud Woolf

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emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

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dark funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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