breezer's Reviews (553)

What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe

What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Randall Munroe

4.75
funny informative lighthearted
God I'm so happy Randall wrote another one of these
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor

Xiran Jay Zhao

4.0
adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
A bit messy but very fun (and any mythology new to me is always a win)
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To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers

3.5
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Loved everything but the ending, sadly I found it depressing 
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Obsidio by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

Obsidio

Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

4.0
adventurous emotional funny tense fast-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
Super compelling, the format is unrivalled
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The Black Phone by Joe Hill

The Black Phone

Joe Hill

3.0
Good, would have been better as a novella though
Jade City by Fonda Lee

Jade City

Fonda Lee

3.5
dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Great book but not to my taste
The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight

The Premonitions Bureau

Sam Knight

3.0
challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced
More of a biography about John Barker than about the Bureau. Felt a bit like wrong marketing
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

3.0
challenging dark mysterious reflective sad 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: Yes
Just *gothic vibes* but make it 1960s
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The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson

The Alloy of Law

Brandon Sanderson

4.0
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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Spy x Family, Vol. 1 by Tatsuya Endo

Spy x Family, Vol. 1

Tatsuya Endo

4.0
V cute