Lucie
Both the main and secondary characters are engaging, and I liked the fact that two of them suffer from social anxiety. The relationship between the two protagonists was adorable, even if a little fast for my taste and without any real obstacles. The thing is, at times I didn't feel there was much going on, and the final revelation left me thinking “okay and?”. If you want to read a chill romance, with no real stakes, or at least stakes lower than saving the world or a kingdom, this might appeal to you.
Imagine a cute romance between two awkward grown adults who both have been through a lot in life. Throw into the mix a fantasy setting, hilarious secondary characters and a pinch of murder and mystery et voilà! You have Paladin's Grace. I loved it, I laughed out loud several times reading it, as well as shed a tear or two at some points. This book was something I didn't realize I needed and I loved every second of it.
The art is beautiful, as I expected from Meesh whom I follow since a few years now. However, the story was a lot more childish than what I was hoping for. And it's okay. The issue is, the book is fast-paced, to the point where conflicts get resolved in a matter of seconds, like poof, they're gone in an instant. Tackling themes like the importance of friendship and discrimination is great, but the way it's done felt very superficial to me. I understand it's only the first book, so I can only hope that I will like the second one better.
I have mixed feelings about this book. I read it in two days and had a great time doing so, I found it entertaining and loved the initial setting. But despite everything, I found it a bit lacking in character development. I would have liked to know more about the main and secondary characters, their way of thinking, their feelings... While there are a few glimpses of them in this book, I would have enjoyed more of them. I found Kitty relatable, but not really endearing, in that she was rather obnoxious towards certain characters. While I sympathized with her and her situation, it was harder to really like her, even if she was kind of redeemed in the course of the book. The male protagonist was much more sympathetic and endearing to me, in terms of his relationship with his family or his traumas, although, again, I would have liked to see more. The ending also left me wanting for more; it felt rushed and not a whole lot as climactic as I thought it would be. Overall, it was a fun but also a tad disappointing read for me.
It was a fun read, I liked Pansy as a protagonist and character, to see her struggles to adapt to a new environment and to move on. I loved her contrast with the other characters. Theo was a cute ML, but calling her “my flower”? Really? It made me squirm several times. The secondary characters were great, but I found some of them quite underdeveloped, I would have loved to see more of them. I also felt a little disappointed by the ending, it was not as big as I was prepared for.
I had a blast with this book. The story was lovely and simple but kept me engaged nonetheless, the characters were endearing and more well-developped than what I was anticipating. Arion was totally my type. A black-haired, taciturn, reserved and strong man? Sign me up. Tari was adorable: she was calm, stalwart and at times impulsive. I enjoyed following their relationship and seeing both of them grow on their own as well.
Well, I finally read the last instalment of The Mindfuck Series. It was quite a ride. Honestly I'm not entirely satisfied with the ending, but it's mostly because I'm petty and a sucker for happy endings. Despite this, I enjoyed it: the reveal of the initial serial killer and the way Lana ended up at the end made sense to me.
Shit is going down and I'm here for it. I liked the way Logan's investigation into the serial killer and Delaney Grove progressed, how he -and we along- started to piece things together. Lana is a really compelling character: she has flaws and her moral compass is fucked up, but I can't blame her. Leonard's moral struggles were also really interesting to read about.
I found the book severely lacking in terms of descriptions and details. There was only little and vague info about the places, the clothes or what the characters felt and thought. It was sometimes hard to follow where they were or why they were doing what they were doing. I also felt that the male protagonist, Langley, was more developed than Amelia and I didn't like that they had a 10+ years age gap. In addition to that, there was a moment in which both protagonists body-shamed a woman for the size of her nose for no reason at all during a ball. It didn't make them really sympathetic and the way Amelia seemed to think “I'm not like other girls” at times didn't help her case. Despite all that, it was still a lovely story and I enjoyed the characters, especially the secondary ones.
This book started so well, I was amazed by S. T. Abby's choice to begin it with the POV of a character other than the protagonists (which didn't happen in any of the two previous books). I was really intrigued as well as curious about how things were going to play out, and it didn't disappoint. I loved the conversations Lana and Hadley shared, in which the former explained and justified herself and her actions. I already knew what was driving her, but her talking about it with a person not concerned by the whole thing was really interesting. I liked how Hadley felt torn but decided to support her nevertheless, even though she still managed to stand up when she felt Lana was going too far. Their relationship really kept me engrossed in the story and I can't wait to read the next book.
De la poésie comme je n'en ai pas l'habitude, j'ai grandement apprécié ce recueil : de la mise en page à des vers spécifiques, bien que je n'y ai pas compris grand-chose. Cependant comme pour n'importe quelle œuvre d'art, est-ce vraiment important de la comprendre pour pouvoir en apprécier la beauté ?
Je dois avouer que je suis un peu mitigée sur ce discours : d'un côté j'ai conscience des avancées que S. Veil a permises, d'un autre je n'ai pu m'empêcher de grincer des dents à plusieurs reprises. Le fait qu'elle se dise quelque part opposée à la création d'un “droit à l'avortement”, que donner la vie serait l'accomplissement ultime et recherché par toutes les femmes... Cela peut bien sûr s'expliquer par l'époque et par le contexte : il s'agissait des années 1970 et elle était l'une des seules femmes présentes à l'Assemblée Nationale lorsqu'elle a présenté son projet de loi, projet controversé même au sein de la majorité présidentielle. Ce n'était tout simplement pas ce à quoi je m'attendais et j'en suis ressortie quelque peu déçue.
