In a Sentence: Micro Reviews
In which I review the books I've finished reading this month in one sentence.
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The Kingdom of Little Wounds by
Susann Cokal
Very dark and strange and gross, but at the same time so intriguing and well-written that I had to keep reading.
Gladiatrix
(Gladiatrix #1) by
Russell Whitfield
An awesome book about female gladiators that I reviewed in full here.
Looking for JJ
(Jennifer Jones #1) by
Anne Cassidy
Very simply written, and just as intriguing and thrilling as her other books, although I have no need to read the second in the series.
Night Swimming by
Steph Bowe
I liked the premise but not the execution, as there was far too much exposition for me, so it fell into the trap of telling not showing.
Sacred Country by
Rose Tremain
Very well-written in the end (although I didn't like all the different POVs at the start) but I got confused as the main character is a transgender boy but the narrator kept referring to him as a her until very late in the book, and I'm not sure if this is due to trans perspectives at the time the book was set, the time it was written, or due to the author's own beliefs.
Roma Victrix (Gladiatrix #2) by Russell Whitfield
An action-packed sequel that deals with some gritty stuff and has a heart-stopping ending (bring on book 3!).
Sapphire Skies by
Belinda Alexandra
A very interesting story, but the writing was too dense, the structure was a little strange, and the ending was too spiritual for me.
Imperatrix
(Gladiatrix #3) by
Russell Whitfield
A brutal and bittersweet conclusion to the series, but could've done with another proofread and without the messages about women being nurturing and not made for war (but boy do I ship Lysandra and Illeana).
So it's been a pretty good reading month so far. I'm currently reading The Girl in the Spider's Web
(Millennium #4) by
David Lagercrantz, so I'll probably review that one when I'm finished, since I reviewed the others in the series.
