masonwe's reviews
27 reviews

Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

1.0

I really did not like this I almost dnf’d it

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real by Margery Williams Bianco

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

3.25

Down the Drain by Julia Fox

dark funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.25

Acts of Service by Lillian Fishman

tense medium-paced

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

1.5

I couldn’t wait to just be done with this book. I picked it up bc I thought it was going to be a good queer novel based on booktok recs and it was…not good. The entire plot centered on 2 women orbiting a man that used them both as objects. MC cheated on her gf bc of course we can’t have queer media without cheating, ending up with a man, or ending up with no one and just being sad and hopeless

Bunny by Mona Awad

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

I love Awad’s writing style, it made me feel anxious and uncomfortable and curious and want to keep going but also not want it to end. The plot was really getting somewhere where I couldn’t tell if the mc/narrator was reliable or if everything was just imagined and where that line was drawn between real life and created by the writers in the book. I wished it didn’t end the way it did, it left me staring at the back of the airplane seat in front of me and going back to see if I missed some pages. I wanted more of an end to Samantha and the bunnies and max and her time at school. It felt kind of hopeful? But at the same time like…ok all that just happened and that’s it? Samantha needs rest though so I get it

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

•writing style: quick paced, had me wanting to find out what was going to happen next and how it would wrap up as a murder mystery
•plot: for something I found in a neighborhood free little library, this was a pleasant read. I enjoyed the way the story built up and we started figuring out the killer and their motives with the characters
•end: I wish certain characters made it or at least had a better resolution. The end felt kind of rushed once the killer was caught and all the mc seemed to care about was one person making it….

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.25

Pageboy by Elliot Page

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

3.75