bookdragyn's Reviews (643)

Mooncakes Collector's Edition

Suzanne Walker

3.5

lighthearted reflective 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: No

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina

Zoraida Córdova

4.0

dark emotional mysterious 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

Catalyst

Sarah Beth Durst

3.5

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Let the Dead Bury Their Dead

Randall Kenan

3.0

emotional reflective sad slow-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

Average total: 3.1/5

The Strange and Tragic Ballad of Mabel Pearsall - 4.5
Clarence And the Dead - 4
Things of This World - 3.5
Run, Mourner, Run - 3.5
The Foundations of the Earth - 3.5
Tell Me, Tell Me - 3
What are Days? - 3
Cornsilk - 3
The Origin of Whales - 2
This Far - 2
Ragnarok! The Day the Gods Die - 2

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery

Brom

5.0

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Mamo

Sas Milledge

4.0

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft

Jessica Spotswood, Tess Sharpe

4.0

challenging dark 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

Average total: 4/5

The Heart in Her Hands - 5
Divine are the Stars - 5
The Gherin Girls - 5
Why They Watch Us Burn - 4.5
Daughters of Baba Yaga - 4.5
Afterbirth - 4
Death in the Sawtooths - 4
The Truth About Queenie - 4
The Well Witch - 4
Beware of Girls with Crooked Mouths - 4
The Legend of Stone Mary - 4
The Moonapple Menagerie - 3.5
The One Who Stayed - 3.5
Love Spell - 3
Starsong - 2.5

Cat Person and Other Stories

Kristen Roupenian

3.0

dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Overall rating: 3.3/5

The Mirror, the Bucket, and the Old Thigh Bone - 4.5
Sardines - 4.5
Biter - 4.5
Milkwishes - 4
The Matchbox Sign - 4
The Night Runner - 3.5
Bad Boy - 3
Scarred - 3
Cat Person - 3
The Good Guy - 3
Death Wish - 2.5
The Boy in the Pool - 2
Look at Your Game, Girl - 2