those_moody_readers's reviews
6 reviews

Tis the Season for Revenge by Morgan Elizabeth

challenging emotional funny relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a really easy enjoyable read, funny, with Legally Blonde vibes and just the right touch of spice. I liked that it did have festive vibes without being excessively Christmassy by itself. In the end, without praise nor blame.

The Demon's Bargain by Katee Robert

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

I picked this book cause I have a terrible allure for bargains and it did not disappoint: the bargain plot was chef’s kiss. I didn’t really feel the need in some chapters to literally explain situations that were already crear to the bone, especially during spice scene (especially since the consent was already stunningly clear and debated). It was my first Katee Robert book but I’ll surely check the others out!

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense 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? No

3.0

Really not my usual read but the hype made me do it. The books deserves a huge trigger warning in the first page for some SA scenes in the first chapters but it was solidly written, just not my kind of jam

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

The Cursed And The Broken by Chloe Hodge

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

This story has so much potential but this first book just ain’t it for me. The pacing is weird, too slowed down by descriptions at times and oddly fast at others, making the reading difficult. The protagonist has potential but a part from her, the other characters are severely underdeveloped: we don’t know their motives, their stories (apart from Erika), just a lot of name dropping. The romance was rushed, which I feel like could be explained by the ending of book 1 but I doubt it was because of that. I have high hopes for book 2 tho.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Bullying

Carmilla, Green Tea, and Other Horrors: The Best Ghost Stories and Weird Fiction of J. Sheridan Le Fanu by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Murder