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Yearly Reading Targets 2020
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The Jackal of Nar by John Marco (29)
This was decent. It's kind of strange it is touted as military fantasy. The plot deviates enough from standard fantasy to be interesting. I think the world building was lacking, almost feeling like the world was just built around the story instead of the story fitting in to the world. It might not be a bad way to go about writing a fantasy novel, but I think it is better the other way around. There is good potential for the story going forward, I will continue the series.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab (30)
Hey, look! I hit my goal of 30 books right on the nose. Schwab is a pretty good writer. I still think my favorite of hers is Vicious. This one was enjoyable, but really falls well toward Romance rather than SFF. But it does so without getting too sappy or boring or steamy. It is a nice representation of the "deal with a devil" trope; there are some fresh twists thrown in, but nothing mind-blowing. I sometimes jokingly call myself a literary misogynist, but Schwab is one of the female authors I enjoy every time. It's worth reading any of her books. I'd place Addie LaRue below Vicious, but above the Shades of Magic trilogy.
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