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112 reviews

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

Gustave Dore's illustrations really elevate this poem, as they are beautiful, detailed, and layered. They add a more ominous atmosphere than can be achieved by just ones imagination in the case that you are a person who does not visualise things easily. The poem itself is also very dramatic and fun. Classic gothic stuff!!! 💜🌹

Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America by Dan Flores
Did not finish book. Stopped at 42%.

I thought that this was going to explore more of the cultural and social implications of both biological evolution and human-induced extinctions, but it was more geared towards understanding the ideas of what might have been or what things changed. It kind of felt like every other word was the author going off on a new tangent that was just mildly related to the previous ones. It was new information, but hard to follow. I probably won't come back to this, as it was a bit boring even though it was new info.

DNF @ 42%

The Broken Globe by Henry Kreisel

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

The Broken Globe explores a man's relationship with his father and their opposing beliefs in science and religion. 

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I actually really enjoyed most of this, and it definitely would have rated higher if the ending wasn't such a let-down. The pacing, tone, and atmosphere for the first half of the story was intense and suspenseful, with enough questions interspersed throughout to keep you hanging on for more. It was very well written prose, but the characterization often fell flat as the main character, Claire, was a bit too immature to be the voice of a woman in her 30s, especially one in a leadership position. 

The romance between her and the male main character was uninteresting, as neither of them were fleshed out enough in their personalities or their motivations to have a compelling romance. The twist

that Verux was behind the Aurora disaster

was predictable

in that it was exactly what you would expect from a corp rate superpower being described the way it was here

, but unpredictable as I expected something more along different

(supernatural or alien)

lines. 

The first half (up until about page 200) was extremely fun to read though! Very suspenseful.

Task Force Z Vol. 1: Death's Door by Matthew Rosenberg

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

this was interesting! would have been more interesting if they took the concepts that they were trying to explore more seriously though. also, death as a literary device doesn't deliver like it used to. theres no more impact in it if death is treated with the same level of import as seasonal weather in every modern DC comic ever

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

3.5

D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

1.0

interesting premise but it didn't really carry through. none of the characters were fleshed out or developed over the course of the story, and they seemed more like cardboard cutouts rather than actual people. the conflict was bland and uninteresting, and resolved with little to no detail. it was a fast read and would have been alot more interesting if the characters weren't all so boring, though. 

Deathstroke Vol. 4: Defiance (Rebirth) by Christopher J. Priest

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

cringefail losers each and every one of them <3

I read this mostly for Rose 

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.25

the conflict between the characters and within themselves is beautifully written 

Deathstroke Vol. 1: The Professional (Rebirth) by Christopher J. Priest

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

not a single person who was involved in the creation of this has ever spoken to a women even once in their lives

anyways it was funny sometimes and the art was great. I liked the little flashbacks 

it was kind of all over the place and the storyline was annoying (not too difficult just overly complicated for something so simple) to follow.