reubenalbatross's Reviews (521)

The Lamplighters

Emma Stonex

4.5

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really enjoyed the mystery of this one, and I feel waiting for the reveals was worth it, unlike some other similar books.
Taking .5 off because I felt the character voices were all very similar, and I struggled to tell them apart without checking who's chapter it was.

Raybearer

Jordan Ifueko

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Really really good

Hunger

Michael Grant

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Yup

Wilder Girls

Rory Power

2.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

An interesting idea, but not executed as well as it could have been. I feel it didn't get across the intense emotions and creepy moments very well, and was a little lack-luster. Didn't really care for the ending either.

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Pretty much exactly what I was expecting from this book. I did find it interesting.

Was confused in some places by the writing style. Found myself having to re-read sections becasue I'd missed important info, which is something that doesn't normally happen to me.