boxofrainreading's Reviews (116)

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

Nightbitch

Rachel Yoder

4.75
adventurous funny reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
so good, a tiny bit too abstract/nonlinear for my taste but I still really enjoyed
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Iron Flame

Rebecca Yarros

4.0
adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Fourth Wing

Rebecca Yarros

4.5
adventurous mysterious medium-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
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel

4.75
adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Difficult to manage the whole pandemic thing after living through one but this was absolutely worth it
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

All the Missing Girls

Megan Miranda

4.0
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

Yours Truly

Abby Jimenez

4.0
emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows

Leigh Bardugo

4.75
adventurous dark mysterious 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: No
absolutely loved this
minus .25 for
cliffhanger
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

Romantic Comedy

Curtis Sittenfeld

4.75
funny hopeful lighthearted 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: No
Mention of COVID was too real but I loved this so much anyway
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

John Carreyrou

4.5
challenging informative medium-paced
The House In The Pines by Ana Reyes

The House In The Pines

Ana Reyes

4.5
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
I was expecting the twist but also not so good job Ana