ailishsreads's Reviews (220)

Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Melanie R. Anderson, Lisa Kröger

Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction

Melanie R. Anderson, Lisa Kröger

3.0

funny informative fast-paced

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

A Closed and Common Orbit

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Suzanne Collins

2.5

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Foster by Claire Keegan

Foster

5.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

Earthlings

3.5

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado

5.0

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

The Lighthouse Witches

3.25

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley

Cult Classic

3.75

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Hector and the Search for Happiness by Francois Lelord

Hector and the Search for Happiness

Francois Lelord

1.5

adventurous hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

River of Teeth

3.5

adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes