braedon_schlechte's reviews
16 reviews

Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil Gaiman

medium-paced

1.5

Lots of bad short stories, saved from being a pure one by some good ones. Guess he's just not my author because I know he's generally well loved.

Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors by Matt Parker

medium-paced

3.0

Some interesting stuff in here, but the author's self importance is either the deepest I've ever seen anyone commit to a bit or they are simply insufferable. Decent amount of the errors mentioned are not math errors at all but human error on a non-math problem to bloat the book's concept. Several interesting stories and it seems to do a good job at explaining basic concepts like stats and CS so the reader can understand what it happening, but really not something I would recommend anyone read.

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

I have such mixed feeling about this book! The start is really slow, even for a brando sando book. A bit before the midpoint, though, all the pieces have been set and it spirals into this beautiful and compelling blend of intrigue/mystery/adventure which is only a stage for a really, really sweet pairing of dual character growth and romance. Docking a star for its rough start, but giving a little extra oomph because I love it.

Morning Star by Pierce Brown

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I rank it similar to golden son; a step down from red rising but a good book in it's own right. Setting up for the big climax took a decent amount of work, leading to a slower-paced feel. Overall, I still enjoyed it and how the author worked to show the pains of war as well as the worth of fighting for a cause.

Golden Son by Pierce Brown

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A slightly weaker showing than the first one; it did not feel like the author was as used to writing grandiose space opera type stuff. Still, I read it in just a few days the pace is breakneck and the new characters introduced are great.

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Oh this is a nice setting, very creative, I wonder how the characters will slowly gro....
GAS GAS GAS LETS GOOOO YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW FUCK YEAH.

Enjoyed it. Hunger games type feel but with a bit more depth in the world than your standard knock off. Character is somewhat a Gary Stu but written in a way that I do not want anything else for him :')