im_basil's reviews
39 reviews

adventurous emotional tense slow-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

a slow, indulgent read. i loved exploring hava’s character and found her really relatable. cried.

i just really love characters who have no sense of self or their desires but find the courage to step away from what they’ve always known to find and heal themselves YIPPEEEEEE

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The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

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lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-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? It's complicated

Felt like the writing was pretty plain and each story is formatted a bit too stiffly/formulaic imo. :/ A chill read but it’s missing something Special.

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls Volume 3 by Hajime Touya

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dark tense fast-paced

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

every dr storyline following the first killing game solely rely on a in-universe junko kinnie being too ambitious

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Bloom by Kevin Panetta

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lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls Volume 2 by Hajime Touya, Spike Chunsoft

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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Once Bitten, Twice Dead by Tiffany Schmidt

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emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

i have so many complaints but if i shut off my brain i had so much fun, 5 stars

{edit: realistically this book is a solid 3, maybe even a 2.75 stars, but i really did have a lot of fun reading it and isn’t that what really matters?}

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