bmanatee_reads's Reviews (658)

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

Home Before Dark

Riley Sager

DID NOT FINISH: 48%
Halfway through and I just didn't care about the characters or the plot at all
Wolfsong by TJ Klune

Wolfsong

TJ Klune

3.75
adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

Spells for Forgetting

Adrienne Young

3.75
challenging dark mysterious tense 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: Complicated
Paper Names by Susie Luo

Paper Names

Susie Luo

4.5
emotional hopeful reflective 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: Yes
Dust by Hugh Howey

Dust

Hugh Howey

3.5
adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Night of the Living Queers by Alex Brown, Shelly Page

Night of the Living Queers

Alex Brown, Shelly Page

3.0
dark funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Shift by Hugh Howey

Shift

Hugh Howey

3.5
adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Wool by Hugh Howey

Wool

Hugh Howey

4.0
adventurous dark mysterious 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
Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting

Clare Pooley

4.0
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Everything/Nothing/Someone: A Memoir by Alice Carrière

Everything/Nothing/Someone: A Memoir

Alice Carrière

3.5
dark reflective sad slow-paced