Her Royal Pinkness Reads

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Purchased with my Audible Credit.
Audiobook narrated by Lauren Fortgang.

Characters: 7.4/10
Atmosphere: 7.3/10
Writing: 7.9/10
Plot: 8.2/10
Intrigue: 8.1/10
Logic: 8.7/10
Enjoyment: 9.1/10

Points: 56.7/70
True 4 Stars

Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Borrowed from my library through Libby.
Audiobook narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya.

Characters: 7.1/10
Atmosphere: 6.9/10
Writing: 8.2/10
Plot: 8.3/10
Intrigue: 8.1/10
Logic: 8.5/10
Enjoyment: 8.5/10

Points: 55.6/70
True 4 Stars

Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Borrowed from my library through Libby.
Audiobook narrated by Silvana Kane.

Characters: 7.9/10
Atmosphere: 7.5/10
Writing: 8.6/10
Plot: 8.7/10
Intrigue: 8.7/10
Logic: 8.8/10
Enjoyment: 9.1/10

Points: 59.3/70
Low 4.5 Stars

Argylle by Elly Conway
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Borrowed from my library through Libby.
Audiobook narrated by Dakota Blue Richards.

Characters: 6.4/10
Atmosphere: 6.7/10
Writing: 6.3/10
Plot: 7.6/10
Intrigue: 6.1/10
Logic: 7.2/10
Enjoyment: 4.9/10

Points: 45.2/70
Low 3.5 Stars

The Columbus Affair by Steve Berry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Borrowed from my library through Libby.
Audiobook narrated by Scott Brick.

Characters: 7.2/10
Atmosphere: 7.1/10
Writing: 8.5/10
Plot: 7.6/10
Intrigue: 6.8/10
Logic: 8.5/10
Enjoyment: 8.6/10

Points: 54.3/70
True 4 Stars

Review: Yellowface by RJ Kuang

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Borrowed from my library through Libby.
Audiobook narrated by Helen Laser.

Characters: 7.5/10
Atmosphere: 5.2/10
Writing: 7.7/10
Plot: 8.7/10
Intrigue: 7.8/10
Logic: 8.1/10
Enjoyment: 7.4/10

Points: 52.4/70
True 4 Stars

Review: Banyan Moon by Thao Thai

Banyan Moon by Thao Thai
My rating: 0 of 5 stars

Borrowed from my library through Libby.
Audiobook narrated by Cindy Kay, Catherine Ho, Elyse Dinh.

I DNF'd at 15%.

I can't even tell you why, other than the fact that I was lost, couldn't tell what was going on, or who was who. I will not be going back and trying again in print, which might help with the names. I am not in an eye ball read capacity at the moment. I also wasn't keen on the premise, but as it was part of the Read with Jenna book club, I tried it.

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