evelynmb_'s reviews
30 reviews

A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

i have no words other than the existential impending doom this book gave me. wow just wow

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Love to see a girlboss win and get a happy ending. also rochester sucks

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

quite sad and dark but i did think the plot and dialogue were pretty cliche and banal. 

just another emotional post-apocalyptic vague world where 2 main characters only have each to survive. heard it a million times and seen the ending a million times

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Minor: Rape

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

holy mother of God. what. just. happend???? hello????

Bunny by Mona Awad

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.75

just girls being girls 🎀

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

my first agatha christie book and i enjoyed it. simple and basic but very entertaining and easy to follow. considering the time period in which this book was written it was very impressive. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I resonated with the fact that I grew up as a poor Latino-American in a big city while I read this book.

It wasn't exactly that memorable but I think it was very sweet and easy to read. Poem proses are not my cup of tea though.

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

extra pretentious (and pacifist) young sheldon being brought upon the burden of having to save earth from aliens just bc he's like really smart.

Overall, this book was very well-written and had a lot of strong points but personally, I wasn't too into the militaristic/political aspect of it (i yawned at some parts) I still think Ender's Game is worth a sci-fi read. 

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

slow beginning but the middle and end escalated so fast that i could not put down the book at one point. it was just plot twist after plot twist and i loved it

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

scary but at the same time Atwood did an amazing job on writing a beautiful and sad prose. 
This is an important book that everyone should read no matter what your political stances are.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, and Rape