drakaina16's Reviews (2.21k)

adventurous dark fast-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

Thank you to Image Comics and NetGalley for providing a review copy. 
I've never read a Brubaker/Phillips comic that I didn't enjoy and Night Fever is no exception. It's much darker than a lot of their previous work, with themes of shadow selves and baser natures. The art and colors are outstanding, as always. Strong 4 stars. 
dark mysterious sad 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
mysterious reflective slow-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: No
challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Thank you to NetGalley for providing a review copy. 
I had a lot of fun with this short and nasty book. You'll meet some of the most frightening middle schoolers ever. I read the book in two settings and found it compulsively readable. This is a pretty impressive first novel. 3.75 stars, rounded up. 

Cruel

Eli Wilde

DID NOT FINISH: 29%

I didn't enjoy this book at all. I had high hopes after My Unbeating Heart, but this book doesn't do it for me. 
challenging dark sad slow-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

Whew! This delightfully macabre book wasn't at all what I thought it would be. I went into it semi blind, having read the synopsis when the Books of Horror Indie Author Brawl was announced. I love it when a book can surprise me, and this one absolutely did. It was like a trainwreck you can't look away from. The perfect book to finish up my Brawl reads. Strong 5 stars. 
adventurous dark mysterious 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
challenging dark mysterious sad 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
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Thank you to the author for providing a review copy. 
This book is really cool in concept and grand in scope. Ultimately, it didn't quite hit the mark for me. The real star of the show is the artwork. The poems aren't bad, but the themes were incredibly repetitive. I definitely recommend listening to a soundtrack of neurofunk, industrial, and the blackest metal. 
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Thank you to the author for providing a review copy. 
Space horror is one of my favorite subgenres. The concept of visiting another planet and meeting an alien species is creepy as hell to me. I went into this novella semi-blind and I'm glad that I did. I was also excited to hear that this is the first in a series of planned stories set in the same world. I'm eager to read those as well.