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Meh

Revisado: 09-26-24

I like the premise of the story and what it’s doing but the central romance didn’t feel interesting or believable. Everything moved way too fast. Also the dialogue was so cringey. I didn’t hate it but it wasn’t worth the time.

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Worth it but...

Revisado: 07-29-24

This book, like the last two, had beautiful prose and imagery, compelling characters, a vivid setting. There's two or three good books in this book and it feels muddled and smushed together. It's still worth a read and the credit but I wish it were split and paced differently. Maybe it's just my taste but there definitely could have been less drawn out fight scenes, all of which reminded me of the Demon Hunter anime for some reason. And maybe a little less introspection. This writing style/pacing just works better for me when there's less high stakes horror and action. Although I will say after finishing this book I feel as if I know these characters as well as I know my family haha

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I ugly cried

Revisado: 03-24-24

If you ever thought to yourself, "why is life, as a concept, worthwhile?" Read this book.

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Way way way way better than the first one

Revisado: 03-10-24

Cohesive, endearing and universal. As someone who worked retail this resonated in a way that the last one did not. In the end we are all vulnerable to comodification, to loneliness. It only takes one bully to reinforce the status quo and so we must work together to break it. Anyway clearly I was moved by this and the narration was great. Well worth your time.

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It grows on you

Revisado: 11-10-23

This book isn't exactly what I expected but I'm really glad I finished it. It interwove many disparate concepts to create something that will stay in your mind for a lifetime. Also I can't help but respect the respect he pays to Rachel Carson. Worth the listen.

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SO COOL!

Revisado: 10-25-23

This was such a satisfying amazing read! I loved all the characters and as always the world seemed richly, infinitely alive. I hope this turns into a trilogy!

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Boring, Repetitive and Unfocused

Revisado: 09-24-23

I agree with all the politics in this book. That's definitely not my issue. It's just a poorly written book. With shoddy world building, no real conflict and flat characters. Also she says everything 3 times and keeps recapping the book about every four chapters. There's just so much filler. This should have been a short story. Maybe a Novella.

Read Bandit Queens instead.

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One of the best books you'll read this decade

Revisado: 03-07-23

A novel of suspense is an apt descriptor for this but it's so much more. If you read nothing else, read this.

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Don't judge a book by its cover

Revisado: 03-03-23

I was lured in by the cozy cover only to discover repetitive description, wooden dialogue, no pacing and a main character so bland that generic isekai protagonists seem full of depth and complexity. The completely unnecessary paragraphs of exposition are particularly painful too. The romance/love interest has no chemistry with the main character either.

I almost never dnf a book, especially one that I can't return but I'm halfway through and I can't keep going. Worst of all this book seems so outdated. Like it was written in 1990 and the author had never read a fantasy book since. The female characters are all tired tropes and the male characters all exist to give lip service to how cool and noble and smart three main character is.

A terrible waste of an awesome premise. It's so derivative that for a while I thought that this was written by an AI prompt.

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Pretty Gross

Revisado: 12-02-22

There's a peppering of good financial advice such as seek out passive income, increase your financial literacy, join a union and don't live paycheck to paycheck. But it's mired in pointless anecdotes, heavy repetition and a lot of contradicting points. And almost no practical advice whatsoever, just nebulous "think rich" ideology.

The author also claims Donald Trump as his personal hero which should be a financial red flag no matter where you fall on the political spectrum. At one point he recommends joining an MLM. Often, it feels like the ramblings of your out of touch uncle and clearly should have been 1/3 its length.

Do yourself a favor and get a book that's more current and less about aggrandizing the author's ego.

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