moserk's Reviews (128)

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

For the Gods, I loved this. My first graphic novel and oh dear, I might eb hooked. Lighthearted with lovable characters and a clever commitment to the cheese shtick.
dark funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

One of my strangest reads yet, but in the best way. I absolutely loved it and found myself wanting more. Recommended by a friend as "so weird and campy - it's perfect" and whoa, that's pretty much it! 

Yes, it's horror and gruesome at parts. But that's only the later portion and it's descriptive enough but not too terribly over-the-top. You've got this my 'new-to-horror,' friends. 
emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

It feels strange to put a rating on such an honest recount of an incredibly horrific series of life experiences. I never stayed close to the Britney media growing up, or even in recent years for that matter - but I know everyone has their opinion of her, which truthfully feels unfair. Few moments that really stood out to me: 

You have to speak the thing that you're feeling, even if it scares you.  You have to tell your story. You have to raise your voice.

All I know is what I experienced.

We hear a lot about her family situation, and of course the conservatorship. But we also hear quite a bit about her romantic relationships, often with direct response acknowledging a false/incomplete narrative up to this point. 

(Women) want to feel safe and alive and sexy - all at the same time. 
dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Mr. Snicket says it best himself:

This book is about bewilderment, a word which here means "the feeling of being bewildered," and "bewildered" is a word which here means "you don't have any idea what is happening," and "you" is a word which doesn't just mean you. It means everyone.

This is dark in Snicket's famously lighthearted way. Surprisingly philosophical but also had me chuckling at times.

BONUS NOTE: it's narrated by the ever-fabulous Patrick Warburton (Kronk) if you're considering the audio format. I quite enjoyed the little illustrations and intentional typesetting in select sections. 
emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

A collection of poems paired with a prompt for action and self reflection/love. 
dark mysterious fast-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

Again, I really thought I had a grasp on the reveal and NOPE. 

Super fast pace. Call me a Freida McFadden fan.
funny lighthearted fast-paced

Not at all what I expected based on reviews. It's funny, yes...but a very specific flavor of humor. Quite sharp, but I disagree with others' notes that it's offensive or overly judgemental.

Worsth noting, the author runs a bookshop for used books...which brings a different aspect to all of this. 

I don't regret the audio read, but not sure I'd recommend. Was more of a "pass the time read"...but it did get me to chuckle a few times!
funny lighthearted fast-paced
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Not often I can't figure these out. I quickly realized it was
EJ
's body, not
Adrienne
's... but failed to put together who placed it there. I also had an inkling on
Ethan
not being the nicest of humans, but missed the biggest reveal entirely. In fact, for the longest time i thought
Ethan was EJ
... so that was a miss.

Only critique is that the end reveal doesn't quite make sense based on some early chapter content. But I'll let it slide. Enjoyable QUICK read. Could easily have done in 1 sitting, but I started late in the evening and couldn't stay up past 1 am.