breezer's reviews
520 reviews

You Better Watch Out by James S. Murray, Darren Wearmouth

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Very readable but very basic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

The Christmas Stocking Murders by Denzil Meyrick

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

The plot made zero sense wow

Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Fun fun fun

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Blood

The Institute by Stephen King
Did not finish book. Stopped at 56%.

Although compelling, I can't read 200 more pages of child abuse.
(Also if one more King book references a tween's breasts I'm going to throw hands)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

4.25

Fun fun fun

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

adventurous mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio

medium-paced

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

2.75

This had so much promise, but didn't deliver at alllll

Autumn Chills by Agatha Christie

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Witness to the prosecution was outstanding 

DallerGut Dream Department Store by Mi-Ye Lee 이미예

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.75

Not a bad book, everything about the concept was fab, but the short story type chapters made it difficult to become immersed