saturnalyx's reviews
40 reviews

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

A book that I read in one night that broke me into pieces which will take me all the nights of the rest of my life to put back together.

These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

The study of the relationship between two very messed up people that think sharing a dark desire together would make them love each other more. The beauty in the inevitability of an ending to their relationship.

Content Warnings

The Swimming-Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst

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Did not finish book.

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.5

Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

A book that always makes you want more, and at times you get that but half the time you don't. A plot driven book, with more focus on being beautifully written, which I have no problem with but it pulls me away everytime a genre bending setting comes in play. Horror themes at its core, that part it got right.

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

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challenging inspiring reflective tense slow-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

4.25

Never would I thought I'd say this about the book but it is essentiall a love story wrapped in pure exploration of sexuality, the arts, and morals.

The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

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Did not finish book.

Was not interested in reading it at the moment. Might pick it up again to finish in the future.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 79%.

It gets very draggy. I do not relate with the character. Although the writing and story was compelling it lacks motive and development.

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced