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The characters have become very ridiculous, annoying and bland. The main pair's interactions have lost all traces of chemistry, and it just feels forced and superficial now. Their first kiss was literally so random and wasn't cute at all.
Persephone is just naive and childish, and does not seem to get any character development; her romance with Hades is honestly starting to seem more like he's just babysitting her. The story also keeps talking about how Persephone is so intelligent and good at everything, but her actions continue to show otherwise.
Every other character seems to exist solely to serve Persephone's plot. They are all so obsessed with her for no reason and have no agenda of their own.
Also, the rape plotline is just not being dealt with properly. Apollo has been completely getting away with it from volume one, and Persephone just doesn't do anything about it. Why is she just going about her days, not dealing with what happened to her? She should really tell someone. Her trauma is being milked like this for drama (and then, only when it's convenient for the plot), and that it's now already four volumes later and there's still no change in that situation whatsoever.

This books is an immersive introduction to Norse mythology packed into a couple hundred pages and how it has influenced one of the greatest stories in video game history: Final Fantasy VII.
There might be many conjectures and speculations related to the connections made between the game and the mythology, but there is a given reason for each and every topic addressed. Admittedly, some of the parallels seem super thin. The author seemed to be able to make a connection to the largest plot device and also the smallest inconsequential detail.
Nevertheless, it is an interesting book for all Final Fantasy fans.

I liked loads of the side characters, although I would have loved to see more of the newly added ones. They felt like they barely had any backstory or depth to them.
This book ended up being a little bit of a struggle for me, although I enjoy political turmoil this just went on for about 200 pages too many.
Unfortunately, maybe only 20% of the ending really moved the story forward. Most of the book could be summed up in 15 pages at best.

This volume doesn't push the story much. There are a few jokes taken from mythology.
A lot of problems could be solved if the characters just talked more openly with each other.

This book has very abrupt ending. A quarter of the book is indexes and footnotes, so there's not even much to truly read anyway.
Also, this book in some chapters seems to be Western-centristic.

The City of Brass has a fast-paced beginning that sucks the reader right in. Once Nahri and Dara reach Daevabad the plot slows down and gets a little muddled. There are a lot (maybe too many and underdeveloped) competing factions and conflicts: between pureblood djinn and shafits, between the different djinn tribes and other magical elementals, and between those who support the currently ruling Qahtani family and those who are intent on bringing back Nahid rule, using Nahri.
Although the plot was entrancing, I had some issues with the execution of some of the concepts. The parts that needed more elaboration were a bit rushed so you kind of lose track of the story and especially backstories of some characters and the world overall.
What I most liked about this is that it's a different type of culture that the influence is taken from, Middle Eastern rather than the typical Western, and focusing on a desert-based culture brought some great moments. I really loved the fact that although it's a longer read it feels very fast paced and easy to get into, and it's a really enjoyable one too.

Interesting start.
Unique horror BL.

A bit of a slow pace for a book about the Apocalypse approaching. feels like the pace picks up only in the last 50 or so pages and then just ends. On the whole, this book is amusing and fun to read.
I loved Crowley and Aziraphale's relationship. It was the kind of “friendship” that is unique in the way that it has lasted centuries and I was so invested in them.

This book sometimes presents only some aspects of the stories/myths and there are many versions of them. Also, presents ideas about love of some of the most famous greek philosophers.
This book importantly points out there are lots of depictions that show the courtesans in orgies were often being forced and reluctant. It's not some idealised open and respectful expression but more like institutionalised rape... as is ultimately always the reality of prostitution.
Needs more Alkibiades.

There are quite a few contradictions in this book. For example, in the part of Ares, he is said to be “the only legitimate son of Zeus and Hera”, but just two pages later in the part of Hephaestus, it is said that “[t]wo legitimate sons were born to Zeus and Hera”.
A lot of information is repeated multiple times, in some cases only a few pages apart or even in the same page. For example, the birth of Athena is told three times, two of which are on the same page.
Some big mistakes are also present. For example, in the part of Apollo, it is said “Sarpedon, who had been killed at the hands of Patroclos, [...] handling him over to his brothers, Hypnos (Sleep) and Thanatos (Death)” Hypnos and Thanatos are in not brothers to neither Apollo nor Sarpedon nor Patroclos.

The amazing final to the wonderful and heart-wrenching manga series.

However, the ending is quite abrupt. Fingers crossed for the sequel series.

This is a companion book to the Inheritance Cycle.
It contains some helpful information and insight into Alagaesia and its people. However, most of the information can be found while reading the four Inheritance Cycle books, but it was fun to read it again in this short and fun compilation.

The additional point of view - the story of Kang was great. Although, that is a bit confusing as to why Kang's POV is written in third person, while Ning's is in first person.
The first book to be so much more magical and whimsical, particularly surrounding the tea aspect, but with this one there just wasn't that spark of magic. It also feels like magic moves on from tea to “real” magic, which is hardly explained and rushed.
The motivations for the plot in the first half of the novel were vague, and the ending was quite rushed with everything that needed to happen to wrap up the story.

Tea magic is really interesting and tasty concept.
The plot was concised to the competition, which was interesting and the court politics - the tension, the drama, the unease of who to trust was done so well. Although, there were some plot holes in the middle part of the story, just for conveniently get the main characters some information they seek.
The romance did not feel needed, quite rushed and not entirely fulfilled.

This book is very authentically Chris and reflects a lot of his personality which made it a joy for me to read. It was interesting to learn about his first years in Japan, all ups and downs.
It's such a brilliantly written book, comical, thoughtful. The book is written just like one of Chris' videos, when you are reading, you'll hear the entire thing as though he's narrating it.

Filled with hedonism and with a wonderful supernatural twist, The Picture Of Dorian Gray is one of the reasons Oscar Wilde has such a legendary reputation.
Despite the supernatural twist and hedonist perspective, there is just as much wit in this book as in the less Gothic stories and plays.
There are elements of Wilde present in the key characters, and Wilde himself said: “Basil Hallward is what I think I am; Lord Henry, what the world thinks me; Dorian is what I would like to be — in other ages, perhaps”.