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63 reviews

Simon Dark: Ashes by Steve Niles, Scott Hampton

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

Simon Dark: What Simon Does by Steve Niles, Scott Hampton

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

The Autumn of the Patriarch by Gabriel García Márquez

challenging mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

Apology by Plato

emotional slow-paced

3.0

Ibn Fadlān and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North by Ahmad ibn Fadlān

adventurous informative inspiring fast-paced

4.5

Post Ibn Fadlan part's this got very dull, tho still had valuable information 

I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

adventurous medium-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? No

3.0

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

dark 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

1.5

I disliked how sexualised it was, especially towards the children. And how rape apologetic it is, stuff like everyone makes mistakes while drunk, so somehow it isn't rape, and lots of statutory stuff.
Also the scene where Camilla took oxycontin (an opioid) with her 13 year old sister was very icky.
Making Amma the killer felt like a cop out, I preferred it to when Adora was. It felt more complete with that ending </Spoiler>