What did you read this year?
「 ✦ noel ✦ 」༝༚༝༚’s
average rating for
2023
4.7
4.7
5/5 stars!
Firstly, I'll start by saying the Leigh Bardugo has a phenomenal way with story-building. I always have trouble understanding the new worlds that are created within fantasy series', but Bardugo did great easing difficult concepts into the minds of the readers.
Characters:
Alina Starkov was a great narrator; she was trustworthy and self-aware. Bardugo grappled with the harsh reality of inner darkness and how Alina struggles to come to te ...more
Firstly, I'll start by saying the Leigh Bardugo has a phenomenal way with story-building. I always have trouble understanding the new worlds that are created within fantasy series', but Bardugo did great easing difficult concepts into the minds of the readers.
Characters:
Alina Starkov was a great narrator; she was trustworthy and self-aware. Bardugo grappled with the harsh reality of inner darkness and how Alina struggles to come to te ...more
Um WOW... just wow. I'm absolutely blown away by this book and I'm so excited to read crooked kingdom. This book had such a shift in its pace and energy in comparison to the shadow and bone trilogy, and I absolutely loved it. I was engaged the whole way through. I love the inclusion of all the character's POVs, it made the story so much more interesting, and it helped me become attached to every single one of them and their backgrounds.
I was def ...more
I was def ...more