breezer's Reviews (553)

Quiet in Her Bones

Nalini Singh

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Far too many side characters and the unreliable narrator was just annoying

An Ember in the Ashes

Sabaa Tahir

2.0

This was just depressing and a struggle to get through

Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do

Jennifer L. Eberhardt

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective

Snapshot

Brandon Sanderson

4.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ooo this was so much fun

Aurora's End

Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

5.0

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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: No

Welp, another book to add to my 'made me cry' list

Nani Vol. 2

Ziki Nelson

4.0

adventurous mysterious 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

Stunning art and colours. Gives a more expansive look at the world which was interesting but made it a bit confusing.

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding

Agatha Christie

4.0

All of these short stories were great other than the Miss Marple one.

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Comfort Me With Apples

Catherynne M. Valente

4.5

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This gave me all the creepy vibes in the best way.

Deserter

Junji Ito

3.75

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Deserter is my favourite Junji Ito work to date. Containing some of his earlier short stories along with his older art style, it had some absolute gems. My favourite stories include;

Biohouse: The first in the collection and the best! It has a badass heroine, bug horror, mind control and satisfying acts of vengeance.
Where the Sandman Lives: This was brilliantly creepy and felt like a mix between The Sandman by Neil Gaiman and Nightmare on Elm Street.
A Father's Love: Explores the lengths a father will go to help his children succeed. Although fantastical, it mirrored reality with sad clarity.

I would recommend this is a great jumping in point for new Ito fans (as usual please check out the content warnings before diving into this collection) as well as seasoned readers.

Thank you to NetGalley and VIZ Media for an advanced readers copy.

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The Sittaford Mystery

Agatha Christie

3.5

Great female viewpoint (for once 😅), wanted more winter atmosphere though

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