babyintoyland's Reviews (54)

Carmilla

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Bone Season

Samantha Shannon

3.75

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Stranger

Albert Camus

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

The Dragon Republic

R.F. Kuang

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense 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: Complicated

The Poppy War

R.F. Kuang

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Approachable high fantasy. Fell short on some plot points that I’m hoping will be revisited throughout the other books in the trilogy

Lapvona

Ottessa Moshfegh

4.25

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Once you get through the fact that this borrows a lot of elements from marquis de Sade, it’s a pretty wild ride of a story. It made me uneasy and therefore I suppose it did it’s job.

The Memory Police

Yōko Ogawa

4.25

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Beautiful speculative fiction, open ended ending. Gives you both everything and nothing

How to Sell a Haunted House

Grady Hendrix

3.75

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very close to a solid 4/4.25 but it goes just a little long in the end. Very poignant look at generational trauma meets horror story

Rabbits: A Novel

Terry Miles

3.75

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Quiet Room

Terry Miles

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A fun audiobook. A campy contemporary sci fi adventure

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