theelizabethjoy's Reviews (527)

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

10/5 stars
Again Erin Morgenstern writes a book rich and oppulent, full to bursting with world-building and twists and connections. 
Gorgeous story that I will be reading again and again about the connectedness or people and stories and stories and life. 
adventurous funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Can I give this more than 5 stars? 
Time travel
Slow-burn romance
Spies
Murder
Mystery
Twists and turns
This book has it all. 
I know people complain about the ending but it made me chuckle. I liked it and didn't feel like it made the book less or took anything away from the story. 

The Starless Sea

Erin Morgenstern

DID NOT FINISH: 59%

Had to switch to a physical copy. I went out and bought it along with a journal to take notes so I can track who we meet, when, how much hidden info we are given etc. I felt like I was missing a bunch of clues by listening to this amazing book! 
challenging emotional reflective tense slow-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

After trying multiple times for over 2 decades I finally forced myself to finish this book. 
adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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: No

Read this in one sitting. It was difficult to read only because of the political climate in 2025 and the parallels between the book and today. 
challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Another set of short stories that left me wanting more. 
challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very delicious and tasty story. 1899 is the perfect time for a vampiric murder-mystery.