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28 reviews

The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

𝘈𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦-- 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦! 𝘛𝘰 𝘳𝘰𝘣 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗛. 𝗚. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀

This book presents that lust for power, immortality, and in this case invisibility, is a dangerous thing. One has to wonder, what if a genuinely good person gained the power of invisibility? Would they retreat from the world, or attempt to blend in, concealing themselves under layers of bandages? Would the knowledge of being unseen tempt even the best of us into wrongdoing? Would we all eventually reveal the monsters within?
At first glance, it’s a straightforward thriller, but I was captivated by the deeper moral questions it raised.

Mr Salary by Sally Rooney

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

emotional inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.0

𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦’𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥.

𝗔 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝘀

I thought A Christmas Carol was great. However, I don’t know if my enjoyment was based on Dickens’s writing or the fact I had already read the story while I was in school and had seen and loved other adaptations. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a story that reminds us that no one is all bad, and that we are capable of changing our bad ways and habits. Most of us are given second chances, but not everyone makes use of them.

Dopamine Detox: A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Get Your Brain to Do Hard Things by Thibaut Meurisse

informative fast-paced

2.0

A 5 minute YouTube video made into a 60 page book. 

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

Only the children know what they are looking for.
A children's book for adults. A beautiful read which I will surely re-read sometime later. 
The innocence of little prince is something that we've lost as adults and reading this book reminded me of simpler time. 
10/10: A must read

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

The story was good, but the twist which was SO HYPED about on YouTube and Instagram was so obvious. The book also has a major loophole which is slightly annoying.
Still a good 4 ⭐️ read.

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Five Survive by Holly Jackson

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

5.0

𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻

Taking place across 8 hours. The book is about 6 friends going on a trip when they find themselves lost in nowhere and in the middle of crosshairs of a sniper's gun. 
There was a character that I simply hated and you will tool when you read it. The fast paced action also kept it interesting. 

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

adventurous tense slow-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

3.0

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0