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not_nosferatu
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I just really Did Not Vibe with anything aspect of this book, especially with how confused I got in the last 70 pages.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Now, There Was a Story!: A Musical Crime Anthology
David Tromblay, Joseph Walker, Jackie Flaum, Christopher Ryan, Robert Petyo, Don Stoll, Stephen J. Golds, J. Rohr, Tom Andes, Alec Cizak, C.W. Blackwell, Tia Ja'nae, Jack Bates
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The short stories are genuinely gripping and interesting with a fascinating cast of characters, but I don’t see how it’s a ‘musical crime anthology’ when the only musical aspect is taking title names from Johnny Cash songs.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I won a copy during a Storygraph giveaway.
This was...not great. The idea is there, but not executed well. There were a number of very basic grammatical errors (three in the first chapter is a VERY bad first impression), such as the wrong your/you're, "ill" instead of "I'll", "were" instead of "we're", that sort of thing.
Bare minimum, this needed another round of editing and different beta readers.
There's a lot of "show, then tell, then show again to make sure the reader really gets it" moments, such as in the beginning when we're first introduced to Sybil. We can tell it's an unhappy marriage by the interactions, we don't need to be explicitly told the marriage is unhappy. Or that James doesn't believe like Eric does.
For about half the book, I didn't buy that Sybil and James even liked each other, let alone that they're supposed to be in love.
Some of the stuff is just awkwardly placed and awkwardly done, primarily the chapter where James puts in the earpiece and thinks he's shooting Sybil, and most of Chapter 11.
Also, could probably stand to cut down on the number of named characters. It felt like a lot for a <200 page book.
The idea is there. I can see what the author is going for. But this needs heavy work.
This was...not great. The idea is there, but not executed well. There were a number of very basic grammatical errors (three in the first chapter is a VERY bad first impression), such as the wrong your/you're, "ill" instead of "I'll", "were" instead of "we're", that sort of thing.
There's a lot of "show, then tell, then show again to make sure the reader really gets it" moments, such as in the beginning when we're first introduced to Sybil. We can tell it's an unhappy marriage by the interactions, we don't need to be explicitly told the marriage is unhappy. Or that James doesn't believe like Eric does.
For about half the book, I didn't buy that Sybil and James even liked each other, let alone that they're supposed to be in love.
Some of the stuff is just awkwardly placed and awkwardly done, primarily the chapter where James puts in the earpiece and thinks he's shooting Sybil, and most of Chapter 11.
Also, could probably stand to cut down on the number of named characters. It felt like a lot for a <200 page book.
The idea is there. I can see what the author is going for. But this needs heavy work.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual assault, Classism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, War
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No