buggison's Reviews (28)

Poster Girl

Veronica Roth

4.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

4.5

emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I hated every moment of this book. Fantastic.

The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetuated in the Name of Science

Sam Kean

DID NOT FINISH: 11%

Didn't like the voice of the author in this one. The facts were interesting but it just wasn't engaging - realised it wasn't for me pretty early on and don't think I'll revisit

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

Sarah Wynn-Williams

5.0

emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

Exquisite Corpse

Poppy Z. Brite

4.75

dark tense medium-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

The Butcher's Masquerade

Matt Dinniman

5.0

adventurous dark 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: No

Was screaming like prepotente by the end of this (positive)

You Feel It Just Below the Ribs

Jeffrey Cranor, Janina Matthewson

4.0

emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

Joe Vallese

4.25

emotional reflective medium-paced

Tender Is the Flesh

Agustina Bazterrica

2.5

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I think this book was overhyped and I went into it with high expectations only to be very disappointed. This was pretty boring and the end was shocking (not in a suspenseful twist way, it was just dumb).

It felt like they cut a 400 page book in half and added the last 5 pages last minute but didn't change anything else

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

Matt Dinniman

4.25

adventurous dark funny 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: Complicated

This wasn't as strong as the last book but I still loved it. The grey morality was strong in this one

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