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26 reviews
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
2.0
i’m finally free omg
i gave vicious 5 stars and i’m just shocked
the characters that i loved so much in the first book are so aggressively one dimensional in this one it was so weird. everything got so repetitive wtf happeneddd??? the new characters i genuinely could not care about at all because they were just as cartoonish. i never kept track of anyone who worked at eon lmao because i didn’t care.
speaking of didn’t care eli’s whole back story?? maybe if that had come a little earlier i would’ve felt a little bad for him but at that point it was just WHOMP WHOMP shit happens doesn’t mean you kill like 50 people.
girl… how am i 70% into this book and there still is no plot? 80% in and things are juuuust now barely happening?? i had a miserable time reading this. up until literally 95% this was going to be 1 star for me, the last couple of chapters got really interesting but then the doctor dies like immediately??? which is fine i guess but that part of the book was actually so cool because what if there is a “cure” to being an EO? welp. the doctor’s dead two pages later.
i gave vicious 5 stars and i’m just shocked
the characters that i loved so much in the first book are so aggressively one dimensional in this one it was so weird. everything got so repetitive wtf happeneddd??? the new characters i genuinely could not care about at all because they were just as cartoonish. i never kept track of anyone who worked at eon lmao because i didn’t care.
speaking of didn’t care
girl… how am i 70% into this book and there still is no plot? 80% in and things are juuuust now barely happening?? i had a miserable time reading this. up until literally 95% this was going to be 1 star for me, the last couple of chapters got really interesting
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mitch my beloved <3
superpowers in an adult book should be cringey but for some reason i still genuinely enjoyed this book. the plot is pretty simple and there aren't many characters but it all works because it's not trying to be something it isn't. i really cared for some of these characters too and i'm already missing them???? my inner critic is actually shocked.
superpowers in an adult book should be cringey but for some reason i still genuinely enjoyed this book. the plot is pretty simple and there aren't many characters but it all works because it's not trying to be something it isn't. i really cared for some of these characters too and i'm already missing them???? my inner critic is actually shocked.
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
not her pussy ass brother fighting for this pussy ass god.
adventurous
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? No
3.5
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
the book this could have been… ugh.
this is a confused book that doesn’t know what it wants to be. it doesn't feel like something with its own voice or substance. it feels more like a bunch of words in a sequence the author thought the masses would eat up, so bon appétit. it’s marketed as adult fantasy, but it’s young adult with 2014-tumblr-fanfic-style “smut” at best. there were so many tropes and clichés in the writing (which is so clunky too like pick a struggle fr) that it made me laugh out loud. a lot of misplaced info-dumping like multiple weird conversations that have not at all been placed there for the reader! and why is everyone so horny? you’re all about to die.
the last couple of chapters and the chapters about the threshing made me want to bang my head against the wall because it seems becky can write fantasy that is interesting; she just actively chooses not to. that ending was way too good though and i love liam i can’t lie.
on the plus side this was the best palate cleanser i could have ever asked for.
this is a confused book that doesn’t know what it wants to be. it doesn't feel like something with its own voice or substance. it feels more like a bunch of words in a sequence the author thought the masses would eat up, so bon appétit. it’s marketed as adult fantasy, but it’s young adult with 2014-tumblr-fanfic-style “smut” at best. there were so many tropes and clichés in the writing (which is so clunky too like pick a struggle fr) that it made me laugh out loud. a lot of misplaced info-dumping like multiple weird conversations that have not at all been placed there for the reader! and why is everyone so horny? you’re all about to die.
the last couple of chapters and the chapters about the threshing made me want to bang my head against the wall because it seems becky can write fantasy that is interesting; she just actively chooses not to. that ending was way too good though and i love liam i can’t lie.
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
i'm so irked what was the point of anything
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
it was fun laughing at june because i know women in real life who are like june. cathartic read. dragged a little somewhere in the middle but overall i enjoyed it.
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, and Vomit
Bunny by Mona Awad
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0