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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Creepy vibes, strong atmosphere, and plenty of cryptic foreshadowing—but it’s a slow grind to get anywhere.
This one nearly didnt get licked back up everytime i put it down,no real pull to find out what happens.
The tension builds well, but the payoff didn’t quite land for me.
Interesting? Yes. Memorable? Sort of. Would I read it again? Probably not.
One of those books you appreciate more than you actually enjoy.
This one nearly didnt get licked back up everytime i put it down,no real pull to find out what happens.
The tension builds well, but the payoff didn’t quite land for me.
Interesting? Yes. Memorable? Sort of. Would I read it again? Probably not.
One of those books you appreciate more than you actually enjoy.
adventurous
mysterious
adventurous
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:
No
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
This book was beautiful and vivid. The pacing was well done. It has a very interesting premise and a good enough execution. When I was reading it, it was a fun and engaging book but each time I put it down it didn't compel me to put it up.
It has interesting horror and dread elements without much gore. It presents a good introduction to the tension and structure of horror for someone just starting who might not be that into gore.
It's an interesting supernatural horror/supernatural apocalypse that takes notes from cosmic horror. Quite different from other such stories. Though I think it's difference and perspective is really the only thing it has going for it.
It has interesting horror and dread elements without much gore. It presents a good introduction to the tension and structure of horror for someone just starting who might not be that into gore.
It's an interesting supernatural horror/supernatural apocalypse that takes notes from cosmic horror. Quite different from other such stories. Though I think it's difference and perspective is really the only thing it has going for it.
adventurous
hopeful
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
adventurous
mysterious
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:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
never felt the draw to come back to the book after each time I put it down
I thought I would like this one. I wanted to like this one. But I found I had a hard time picking it up again after putting it down. As one reviewer mentioned, it was interesting, but I didn't really care. The premise was wonderful - an alternate Victorian era where strange magicks have taken over Siberia which has been separated from the "civilized" world by giant walls and can be traversed only by the Trans Siberian Express, a special train built to be impervious to incursion from the outside. The story follows three characters on the train on the first journey in years since the last one went mysteriously awry. And most of the story is just these three people wandering the train, talking to other passengers, and thinking. This is not exciting, or even particularly interesting. Things perk up a bit when the Outside comes into play, but all the politicking and secrets is surprisingly boring. Pretty cool ending though.