rozarka's Reviews (876)

challenging dark reflective medium-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

Zmar a bída, jedna nesympatičtější postava vedle druhé (s Krysařem v čele, musím přiznat), ale popsaná nádherným jazykem. Díky bohu za poslední větu.

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

Hwang Bo-Reum

DID NOT FINISH: 28%

DNF at 28%, I'm bored.
adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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: Yes

That's it, Mell R. Bright is now on my auto-buy list. I like that her books have a decent worldbuilding that makes sense, and that there is no need for infodumping. I like that her books are plot-driven, not just a heap of tropes; I just can't put them down. But what I like the most is that her romances are not superficial: the feelings are messy, she explores different kinds of love, different kinds of relationships (not all of them romantic, not all of them healthy), and her characters, for all of their flaws, feel real.

And it's fun. And hot.
emotional 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: Yes

This might be the most intense book I've ever read in my life. And I wouldn't be surprised if it was the best book I read this year.
adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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

Stroud can't disappoint.
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
informative inspiring medium-paced

Ignis fatuus

Petra Klabouchová

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

Letos jsem si dala závazek vykročit ze zajetých kolejí a zkoušet žánry, které obvykle nečtu. A taky zkoušet číst víc v češtině, ideálně původní českou literaturu, tu dlouhodobě zanedbávam a myslím si, že je to škoda. 

Ignis Fatuus měl být první opatrný pokus o vykročení z bubliny, a bohužel ne moc úspěšný. Vůbec mi nesedl autorčin styl, velmi overwritten a současně samé telling and not showing (sakra, ani nevím, jak se tomu říká česky). Moc tomu nepomohlo, že žádná z postav mi nepřišla zajímavá a bylo mi úplně jedno, co se komu stane a proč. Knihu jsem vzdala ve 30 %, nemá smysl se trápit s něčím, co mě nebaví, když je tolik jiných zajímavějších knih.