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Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection

Junji Ito

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Melody Unbound

L.V. Lane

3.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Velveteen Rabbit: The Original 1922 Edition in Full Color

Margery Williams Bianco

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective 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

Yuled by the Orcs

Finley Fenn

5.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A House with Good Bones

T. Kingfisher

4.75

dark mysterious tense 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: Complicated

The Lady Paranorma

Vincent Marcone

5.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Pale Horse

Agatha Christie

3.0

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Sad to say that this is the first Christie book I had to force myself to finish. Not sure why - I think I just didn't like the characters much.

Roxy

Jarrod Shusterman, Neal Shusterman

2.5

dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I normally love Neal’s books, but as someone with chronic pain and ADHD I was not impressed with how meds for both conditions were portrayed. Trying to anthropomorphize drugs and make their main motivation to hurt rather than help is simply the wrong move, and does a disservice to those unfortunate enough to become addicts, and those who use these drugs without issue.