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It was an interesting story, I guess, but in no shape or form does it live up to the hype that's being generated by Tor and certain readers. I came away from it pretty disappointed. The world building is lacking, it was tiresome to be in Gideon's head, and the so-called competition/trials thing to be SuperNecro was a complete let-down.

The best thing about this book is the cover. The first few chapters made me want to give up on this multiple times. A number of character names are beyond ridiculous, by the way, but I think the thing that tripped me up most is that this book reads like an urban fantasy with the same oh-I-am-so-edgy-hear-me-snark, smart-mouthed main character. It's like the author began writing this as an urban fantasy but then decided to change tack and try dressing it up to look and act like a more serious fantasy story. (The juvenile edginess of the main character didn't help matters – I began to like the story a lot more when she was forced to stop talking.) Also ... I feel like it was written in first person POV, which then was changed to third so it wouldn't scare away readers who hate first person perspective.

All the books in this series would have been 5 stars if the endings weren't always so rushed, without much time spent on certain things that would have made the books much more satisfying.

It grieves me that I couldn't give this a higher personal rating. I loved the beginning – it started out so strongly and interestingly, but then devolved into Yet Another Typical Tale where a very talented, very smart young woman becomes achingly boring after falling in love almost instantly with (who else) a prince. The ending was also quite rushed, I feel, and ... well, apart from the first ~20% of the book, the story was sadly disappointing.

Comfort re-read.

Would've been more stars if the heroine and her family weren't so infuriating.

I loved the best friend, Parker, and am glad she's got her own story.

Re-read of a favorite classic from childhood/young adulthood. Anne's lovely adventures at college with her friends, both old and new.

Entertaining with sympathetic characters. There were one or two scenes that made me raise my eyebrows (I cannot say more, as they'd be spoilers). Overall, I liked it. Different, and perhaps a bit too “convenient” at times with the main character's ability... but, well, it was a good read all the same.

Was in the mood for a light, hopeful romantic comedy that didn't take itself too seriously nor have too much melodrama and this fit the bill perfectly. Lovely and fun.

Classic fantasy adventure with a group. The story isn't complete, however – kind of left hanging right in the middle of things. Basically one book was chopped in two... so if that sort of thing pisses you off, you'll be mighty annoyed.

I've fallen in love with the writing style of T. Kingfisher (aka Ursula Vernon).

Was in the mood for a fun, somewhat trashy read (nothing wrong with trashy when you're in the mood for it). This hit the spot in some ways but it was a bit ridiculous in a few others. Sigh.

Don't let the stereotypical long, complicated fantasy names deter you. This book is pretty special.

Re-read. It was 4 stars for me before but I enjoyed it quite a bit more this time, so 5 stars. The main character is a wholesome, good person – a truly good one, one of very few I've come across in fantasy.

Horrible writing and characters, amateurish plots, infuriating bickering. Cannot believe this author is popular. This is crap-tier, basically on par with various shitty LitRPG novels I've read.

This book disappointed, sorry to say. I liked the Goblin Market well enough, but the book skipped the interesting bits of the story and we just have a one-paragraph summary of all the stuff that happened. That was such a bummer, because nothing ever really seems to happen in this book ... since it all happens off-screen and we don't get to do or see any of the quests or the year Lundy spent paying back debts.

I liked the Archivist, but I wasn't too keen on any of the others. Not even Lundy. It'd been so long since I'd read Every Heart a Doorway that I'd completely forgotten who she was so I didn't come into this book disliking her from the start, but she didn't really manage to grow on me.

This book has horrible grammar and an extremely amateur writing style. All the high ratings and crazy compliments are leaving me completely baffled.

I liked Antimony even better than her siblings, which was a surprise. The best thing about this series is still the Aeslin mice. :P

In the book: “Too heads are better than one.” Are you fucking serious???

Edited to add: For the person who messaged me saying I'm lying: This is in Chapter 4, jerkwad, and it's the heroine talking to Sean, saying, “The chief of police is dead and we have no idea what happened. Too heads are better than one.”

Absolutely gorgeous portal fantasy. It walks in on gentle steps and charms you with lovely characters you'd be proud to call friends, and leaves you feeling wistful yet satisfied. You still want more, of course, as you always want more of anything that's delicious, but it was a full meal and a dessert, and you are satisfied with the generous portions you received. But I want a sequel. Until then, I shall dream of portals and hoopoes and wolves, and little birds with bowler hats.

Gorgeous and poignant. When I got to the end, I was in tears but I also felt happy – and hopeful. The main characters are brave and strong, with lovely personalities and the kind of friendship that everyone wants to have. Such a beautiful book.

Great story, with some good red herrings and some unexpected things.

I was in the mood for some fun, light, sexy reading with aliens

This was better written than some paranormal cozies I've read before, which were laughably bad. The mystery was relatively basic, but after reading a few of these paranormal cozies I feel like they all have extremely simple plots. They're fluff reads and not for engaging your brain, unlike normal cozies or mysteries. This would have been 3-4 stars if not for Cass. I detest reading about asshole minor characters.

An action-filled romp with some quantum physics lessons thrown in. A fun, light read.

First of all, this is NOT a psychological thriller, no matter how hard it tries to sell itself as one. This is a pile of self-indulgent, horrible, whining CRAP that is trying to masquerade as a psychological thriller when in fact it's just ... an account of the marital problems between two couples who happen to be friends. One of the main characters, Finn, needs a giant dose of STFU to stop all the whining he does. This book could have had half its chapters cut (to get rid of the incessant word vomit) and it wouldn't even affect the story. I had to skim/skip chapter upon chapter to just read the last few. Even then I'm so angry at having wasted my time.

Holy shit. What a pile of disappointment.

I enjoyed the story. The rise in tension in the first half was great, but the second half was slightly disappointing. Plus I kind of figured Heather's deal really early on, so that was a bit of a bummer. But what I want to know is ... who the hell helps someone cover up a murder when they've been friends with that person for only 2 years? Life-long friends who helped each other through horrible abusive childhoods, maybe. But it doesn't make sense to risk your husband and your children for someone you've known for 2 years! And it's not like they were THAT close, either; they met often to talk, but that's it. A superficial friendship. That's not worth going to prison and losing your family for!

This was a frustrating read due to a stupid main character who has trouble controlling her mouth and her temper. She's also a judgmental little hypocrite, too – constantly whining about how people judge her and call her a coward just because of her father, and then she goes and does the EXACT SAME THING to pretty much EVERYONE she meets.