nocturnalbookworm's Reviews (81)

The Laws of the Skies

Grégoire Courtois

3.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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S.J. Crusan

3.75

emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The Wasp Factory

Iain Banks

1.5

challenging dark mysterious slow-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

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The September House

Carissa Orlando

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

One of those kept me guessing the whole time. Abuse, healing from said abuse, and breaking the cycle is a big theme of it, and I appreciated the way it was explored and represented through the events in the haunted house.

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The Eyes Are the Best Part

Monika Kim

4.0

challenging dark emotional 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

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The Waiting Room

Jonathan Kent

2.0

emotional mysterious fast-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: Complicated

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The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empire, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam

Liz Clarke, Michael G. Vann

4.5

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

Read for my World Civilization course. Interesting combination of a graphic novel followed by a collection of primary sources. Would recommend to anyone interested in Hanoi under French Rule

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Loki: Nine Naughty Tales of the Trickster

Mike Vasich

3.5

funny relaxing 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

There were a few inconsistencies that had me a little confused at times but other than that I had no complaints with this book.
This is a collection of short stories that tie together loosely at first and then more cohesively towards the end.
I found it to be a very enjoyable read and plan on checking out this authors other book about Loki.

A History of the World in 6 Glasses

Tom Standage

3.0

funny informative fast-paced

Read for class and enjoyed it

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Bloodchild

Andrew Neiderman

2.75

dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I’ve been wanting to read books about creepy children so I was excited to pick this up. I was a little disappointed that the horror elements were more divided among a few different characters. The other antagonists were more creepy to me personally.

Out of the cast of characters there were only two that I liked, Colleen and Audra. I was surprised to like Audra as much as I did, especially near the end.

The book kept a creepy, almost claustrophobic at times, atmosphere, which I felt did well at holding the tension. As far as enjoyment it varied, the first half I really enjoyed, the third quarter was hard to get through to the point of considering DNFing the book. And the last quarter made me glad I stuck with it to the end.

Plot 3/5

Characters 2/5

Writing Style 4/5

Enjoyment 2.5/5

Overall Rating 2.88/5

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