eisenbuns's Reviews (368)

Lore Olympus: Volume Five

Rachel Smythe

5.0

adventurous emotional 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: Yes

Lore Olympus: Volume Four

Rachel Smythe

4.0

emotional 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: Yes

Lore Olympus: Volume Three

Rachel Smythe

5.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Night Guest

Hildur Knútsdóttir

3.0

dark fast-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

Assassin's Apprentice

Robin Hobb

4.0

adventurous tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Lore Olympus: Volume Two

Rachel Smythe

5.0

emotional hopeful medium-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: Yes

A Flicker in the Dark

Stacy Willingham

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book probably deserves a 3.5, especially because as far as the plot goes, it's not really a step up from Freida McFadden's body of work (which I read last month). Where I think Stacy Willingham really shines is in her prose, and that elevated my enjoyment of this book immensely. The twists were good, even if a bit expected, and I was surprised by the nuance she showed her characters.