meruoss's reviews
202 reviews

The Shining by Stephen King

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.75

I saw the movie before reading this, but the book was so so different and good! I really loved everything in this (except maybe how much Stephen King uses the N-word)

Drift: Willa & Koy: A Narrows Novella by Adrienne Young

adventurous fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

THERE BETTER BE A SEQUEL OMGG

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

I am still crying over the ending as I write this, but this was a master class in world building and just writing in general. An actually perfect book, and I cannot wait to read the rest of the series 

Hum by Helen Phillips

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

This was such a great commentary on what the future hold under capitalism. The beginning and ending were definitely my favorite parts, but I don’t see myself revisiting this. Still an amazing book though

An Encore of Roses by S.T. Gibson

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Nice little novella to finish up the story. I LOVE these characters 

Fable by Adrienne Young

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-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? No

4.0

This was SUCH a good lil YA adventure book. I loved the world building and the characters a lot. They all seemed realistic. The romance also wasn’t cliche at all. Really enjoyed this despite the slow start.

Incomparable by Nikki Bella, Brie Bella

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

This was SUCH a good memoir. It made me want to learn more about WWE and wrestling in general. I really recommend reading this even if you (like me) don’t really know much about them. 

Eeeee Eee Eeee by Tao Lin
Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.

I just didn’t enjoy the writing style enough to deal with the characters. I understand what the author was trying to do a bit, but it just wasn’t for me 

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

One of the best books I’ve ever read about friendship. I’m calling my bestie rn 

Diary of an Oxygen Thief by Anonymous

dark reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

I heard a lot of bad stuff about this, and was surprised how self aware and ok written the book was. Ultimately I just didn’t get the point of the story and didn’t get much enjoyment reading it. I am curious enough to maybe read the other two books