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168 reviews

Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven
Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.

The interview based style of storytelling was interesting at first, but it ultimately came down to just being blocks of text explaining what happened to a few people, rather than getting me hooked on the story. 

Lightlark by Alex Aster

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-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

3.5

Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-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

5.0

Another masterpiece from Sanderson! Taking the excellent groundwork from the Way of Kings, and expanding on it in all in an amazing fashion. Eager to keep diving into the Archives!

Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo by Adam Cesare

adventurous dark funny 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

3.5

A big swing from Cesare, and an ending that's quite different from the rest of the series. There's a lot of good here, but some that just didn't do it for me. Still had me by the end, though!

Big Bad by Chandler Baker

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Book 6 of the Amazon Creature Feature collection! This story ends the collection with a bang, offering an excellent take on a traditional type of monster, with plenty of twists and analysis on what truly makes a monster. This ended up being my favorite of the bunch, and I'm dying for more!

Best of Luck by Jason Mott

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

Book 5 of the Amazon Creature Feature collection! This one was one of the shortest, but immediately had me hooked, and made incredible use of its small time, featuring a creature that's both supernatural and all too real for many. 

In Bloom by Paul Tremblay

dark mysterious fast-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

2.5

Book 4 of the Amazon Creature Feature collection! This one just didn't do it for me; didn't hit my desire for creepy, took too long to set its tone for how short it is, and ultimately the ending just left me wanting for more. 

It Waits in the Woods by Josh Malerman

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.0

Book 3 of the Amazon Creature Feature collection! Does a great job setting a terrifying scene, and delivering on some wildly scary folklore

Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives by Adam Cesare

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.0

A solid followup to the first, but one that feels like it tried to fit a few too many ideas in at once. Much feels scattered, but the at its core this is a solid spooky read!

Ankle Snatcher by Grady Hendrix

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Book 2 of Amazon's Creature Feature collection! Grady Hendrix is one of my absolute favorite authors so I was hyped for this just from the first page. Hendrix didn't disappoint, bringing his mastery of horror to this bite-sized little story.