hisopa's reviews
77 reviews

Chlorine by Jade Song

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.25

This book was a rollercoaster of emotions, most of them being negative - as the author intended.

The darker themes of this book drew me in and I was genuinely so interested in what was going to happen to the protagonist, that I forgot this book was fictional and horror... I was quite shocked and traumatized by the last chapters and will have to think about the book some more.

Oracle by Ursula Poznanski

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

Ich finde I'm Vergleich zu anderen Büchern von Poznanski ist dieses definitiv schwächer. Ich fand die Idee - wie eigentlich immer - sehr gut und war gespannt, was sie daraus machen wird. Allerdings haben sich die ersten zwei Drittel extrem gezogen und meiner Meinung nach war das Ende leider nicht spektakulär genug um das rechtzufertigen.
Trotzdem ist es kein schlechtes Buch - ich weiß nur, dass sie es besser kann und bin deshalb enttäuscht.

No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was so thrilling to read and I was on the edge of my seat right up until the end reveal. 
The story was told through two timelines - one describing "the incident", the other dealing with a high-octane chase - which I usually don't like but this book somehow did it justice.
My only problem was that I couldn't stand the characters, which is praise to the author since I'm pretty sure it was intentional, and therefore I wasn't too invested in them.
Thanks to NetGalley and SourceBooks Fire for this Arc,

don't drink and drive folks!

Design Is Storytelling by Ellen Lupton

informative lighthearted slow-paced

3.75

I think this book would have been great to read when I was a design student. Since I changed fields, this didn't give me any knowledge I will need to use in my job, however it still had some interesting insights into design and was certainly beautifully put together. It also managed to reignite a small passion for design in me again, which I enjoyed a lot.

Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

To sum it up, this book was fine.

I didn't really vibe with any of the characters and just didn't like the way the mystery was conveyed. The only thing I really enjoyed was Izzys and Kass' relationship. I also really liked the ending, but the first 80% of the book dragged on way too long in my opinion.

I think the main problem is, that I expected something better. If you go into it expecting nothing, I think you might be pleasantly surprised. I, however, was disappointed.

Rico, Oskar und die Tieferschatten by Andreas Steinhöfel

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

Ich musste das Buch für ein Seminar im Grundschullehramtsstudiengang lesen und fand es überraschend gut. Allerdings kann ich mir nicht vorstellen dieses Buch im Unterricht zu behandeln.

Emil und die Detektive by Walter Trier, Erich Kästner

adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

2.5

Ich musste das Buch für die Uni lesen und fand es ziemlich anstrengend. Ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, das Grundschüler gerne in diesem alten Deutsch lesen möchten.

The Murder Game by Tom Hindle

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A very good Murder Mystery! I really enjoyed reading this and exploring the different storylines :)

Love, Decoded by Jennifer Yen

lighthearted relaxing medium-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? Yes

3.25

The book was fine, just not great. I found the main character oftentimes to be insufferable so it was kinda hard to read. But the last 50 pages were great :)
Also, it had way too little romance for a romance book.

Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I think the premise of the book was too good and therefore I was disappointed because it didn't live up to the hype I created in my head.
It was still a good book, I just think it could've been even better.
I really liked the second quarter/half (im not sure exactly) when the pace got faster, but the entire buildup was too long for me.