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223 reviews
Unlocked by Shannon Messenger
2.0
skipped the junk to get to the novella, which was much better, albeit still nothingness with a healthy dash of sokeefe
summary:keefe runs again, glimmer, raiding neverseen
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Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
2.5
repetitive tropes of tiny girl-big guy and him being mean to her for years but somehow liking her the whole time, least likeable main character of the trilogy, plot holes
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
stem politics, insecure but believable main character, obsessed love interest
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
dark
reflective
tense
slow-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
4.0
philosophical, disturbing, eventually boring
Nightbane by Alex Aster
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
this book makes me cringe every time i see the word "retch," like why is she doing that nonstop like every 2 pages, unfortunately chooses emotionally manipulative guy > slightly more stable one
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
we already know that war is cruel, that war is damning, and that war is unreplicable. what stood out to me was tim o'brien's commentary that he and perhaps all soldiers may only be able to represent the heinous truth of war through fiction, and that sometimes the real thing is just too complex to put on paper with the integrity of the emotions experienced.