12rhys23's reviews
274 reviews

Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
Did not finish book. Stopped at 2%.

Ridiculous. Self insert, poorly done fanfiction. 

The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very predictable but fun!

Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison

dark funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah S. Dawson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.

Very frustrating. The writing is great, the plot would be interesting, but its so slow and boring. Whatever tension there was has been replaced by graphic depictions of rape.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Amateurish writing, poor dialogue. Very disappointing after seeing this so highly rated. Bored more than intrigued.

The Devil in the White City: A Saga of Magic and Murder at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson

dark informative sad medium-paced

3.5

I Hope This Doesn’t Find You by Ann Liang
Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.

Meh

Two Sides to Every Murder by Danielle Valentine
Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.

Middle grade level style of storytelling. Didn't care enough for the characters to stay interested.

The Black Hunger by Nicholas Pullen
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.

Too slow, heavily detailed, can't keep my attention.

The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Really enjoyed this one. A couple personal preferences kept it from being a five star read (Lauren isn't super likable over time, but I think that's the point), but I did like the ending.