ivy_reyn's Reviews (249)

The Indigo Room by Stephen Graham Jones

The Indigo Room

Stephen Graham Jones

2.5
dark medium-paced
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

Binti

Nnedi Okorafor

2.75
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Jackknife by Joe Hill

Jackknife

Joe Hill

3.0
dark tense medium-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
The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

The Grownup

Gillian Flynn

3.0
mysterious tense 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: No
Banana Fish, Vol. 1 by Akimi Yoshida

Banana Fish, Vol. 1

Akimi Yoshida

4.75
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

The Fall of the House of Usher

Edgar Allan Poe

4.0
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Iain Reid

3.0
challenging 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
Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong

Hemlock Island

Kelley Armstrong

4.5
dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour

Watch Over Me

Nina LaCour

4.25
dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Recitatif by Toni Morrison

Recitatif

Toni Morrison

4.0
reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes