alomie's reviews
274 reviews

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

Enjoyed this book, but felt the POV changes were a bit... Pointless?? 

I enjoyed the pace even if everyone was a bit shitty. 

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Loved this book. Absolute fire. 👀👀

Gave me real Rebecca vibes. 

Honest to God loved how strange, creepy and weird this was, so many pictures of random quotes on my phone.

Total belter. Read it, if you haven't, it's a little slow to start, but i think that the middle to end more than make up for that, and honestly the whole thing is so wild.  

I don't want to spoil this book, so thats it from me. 😍

Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.

Thought this was going to be a a silly cute fantasy, got  myself to 50 pages found it exceptionally confusing / boring / a slog decided to let it go. 

Six Days in Rome by Francesca Giacco

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this one in the end, a very reflective and chill book.

I enjoyed the slow meander through Rome, this book made me hungry, for food and for travel. 

Sally Rooney vibes but in hotter climes. 

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.0

Look, I just didn't vibe with the story, I thought it was repetitive and about 200 pages too long, was a real slog to get through.

Its just didn't tickle my pickle. 

Next. 

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

challenging dark emotional fast-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

5.0

Absolutely loved this, totally messed up, broken and weird.

Not for the feint of heart. 

Lots of self harm and consent issues in this one, but i couldn't stop reading it was like a car crash you know you shouldn't but you can't stop yourself. 

Utter Carnarge. 

NW by Zadie Smith

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

Really enjoyed this one by Zadie Smith, real London slice of life vibes, good read. 

Quiet: Learning to silence the brain chatter and believing that you're good enough by Fearne Cotton
Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.

Had a ebook version, think this is a physical book vibe. 

Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg
Did not finish book. Stopped at 71%.

Did not feel it in the slightest, thought I would go back to it, never did. 

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

emotional 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

2.0

Not really my vibe, didn't enjoy it really found it a bit of a slog and pretty repetitive. I understand we needed this to build character but it feels like it took Jason a long time to work out things that felt relatively obvious to me. 

Not the worst thing I've ever read, and I liked the idea of exploring the many worlds theory, but it just didn't really hit for me. 

I guess I just wasnt that invested and the character building felt very lackluster.