allie_oop's Reviews (668)

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Ransom Riggs

DID NOT FINISH: 34%

I don't like time travel, didn't realize it was there
dark funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Body and cosmic horror combo with some spicy scenes, if anybody isn't clear! Normally not my favorite, but this was so good!

The Book of Koli

M.R. Carey

DID NOT FINISH: 9%

The story is written with bad grammar like the narrator would talk. And I get the reason for that choice! But it's annoying and I don't want to read a whole book of it, and looking through reviews has indicated this book feels like a setup for a second book, so I'm just going to stop now
adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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: Yes

The Lost Village

Camilla Sten

DID NOT FINISH: 58%

The good atmosphere disappeared, I don't like any of the characters, and the ableism is pissing me off. I'm gonna read the end to find out what happens and call it good 

Broken Monsters

Lauren Beukes

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

I don't like the way it's written

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

Hwang Bo-Reum

DID NOT FINISH: 11%

Brain fog is making it hard to read, I suspect because it's a translation? I'll try to come back later

Ishmael

Daniel Quinn

DID NOT FINISH: 12%

The tone is very off-putting, reminds me of H. G. Wells? Which is weird, since they're from very different time periods. But I can't deal with a narrator who thinks he's more wise than everyone else or with gorilla Jesus right now
emotional funny 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: Complicated