victrixoir_'s reviews
34 reviews

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

2.0

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

i love crime novels that will have you brewing up several theories only for all of them to be proved wrong by the end

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

reading this was an attempt to get into cheesy romance. it did not work out. 

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

WHAAATTTTTT NO WAY!!!

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

thank God Lapvona isn't real 

Wildwood Imperium by Colin Meloy

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

emotional sad

2.0

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

writing this review a few minutes after finishing it and i am flabbergasted by THAT ending. i sense the need to cancel every deadline i have in my current schedule to stare at a wall and let the story once again consume me. 

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

adventurous fast-paced

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

1.0

i feel like if Jude existed in real life, I would smack the living hell out of her, she's downright annoying 😭 

didn't like the concept of it all, i'm sorry 🙏

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

challenging dark

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

i want to throw this book into a bonfire (real)