breezer's Reviews (553)

Men Explain Things to Me

Rebecca Solnit

4.0

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective

Minus the essay on Woolf this was a great collection

The Lightning-Struck Heart

TJ Klune

DID NOT FINISH: 5%

The style just didn't mesh

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Heather Fawcett

5.0

adventurous funny 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

An absolute joy to read

Content Warnings

Fullmetal Alchemist 20th Anniversary Book

Hiromu Arakawa

5.0

Wonderful edition to celebrate 20 years of FMA

Christmas and Other Horrors: An Anthology of Solstice Horror

Garth Nix, Josh Malerman, Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu

3.25

dark

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Standouts:
The Importance of a Tidy Home by Christopher Golden
Return to Bear Creek Lodge by Tananarive Due
The Ghost of Christmas Past by Richard Kadrey
Löyly Sow-na by Josh Malerman

Content Warnings

Fantasy's Othering Fetish

P. Djèlí Clark

4.0

challenging informative reflective

Very good short essay

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders

Alexandra Benedict

4.75

funny hopeful 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: Yes

Content Warnings

Murder at Holly House

Denzil Meyrick

4.0

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Needed a bit more Christmas

Content Warnings

The Christmas Guest

Peter Swanson

3.0

mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This just made me feel sad and had less Christmas vibes than I hoped for

The Merciful Crow

Margaret Owen

3.5

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Good, but the writing style was irritating

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