leandrathetbrzero's Reviews (412)

The Dead Take the A Train

Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw

4.0

dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The romance is what brought down this rating for me. It felt YA and immature at times, and it interrupted the flow of the narrative.

Annihilation

Jeff VanderMeer

3.0

challenging tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Very nearly 2-star range, but I am willing to see if it's true that this series can't be judged on book 1 alone...

The Pale House Devil

Richard Kadrey

4.25

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Glass Hotel

Emily St. John Mandel

5.0

challenging mysterious reflective slow-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

Heartless

Elsie Silver

0.25

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 misogyny, the terrible parenting, the storyline of a classically awful ex getting pregnant to "trap" the man that every woman wants to bone, the threat of oral r*ape as a lead into intercourse. Wtf.

Here's a video explaining why this series is the worst: https://youtu.be/Kn2QtgKJUfc

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