bridge_enginerd's Reviews (674)

What the River Knows

Isabel Ibañez

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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: No

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I am obsessed with this book. I need book two. I am in love with the chemistry between Whit and Inez. 

Land of Milk and Honey

C Pam Zhang

DID NOT FINISH: 3%

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This is maybe the fastest I’ve DNF’d a book…I’m just not in the mood for apocalyptic purple prose right now. 

Other Birds

Sarah Addison Allen

3.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This was a really sweet book with lovely characters all struggling in their own ways. I particularly loved Mac. 

One Dark Window

Rachel Gillig

3.5

dark tense 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

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Dark Cardcaptor Sakura. I didn’t love it as much as I wanted to. But it was still a good ride. 

My Roommate Is a Vampire

Jenna Levine

3.0

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Kate and Leopold, but Leopold is a vampire. Cute, fluffy, funny romcom.

Howl's Moving Castle

Diana Wynne Jones

4.0

adventurous funny 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

The Familiar

Leigh Bardugo

5.0

adventurous dark emotional medium-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 Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

Shubnum Khan

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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: No

Whalefall

Daniel Kraus

4.5

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A man will literally get swallowed by a whale instead of going to therapy. 

Ithaca

Claire North

3.75

emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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An excellent book for Odyssey nerds.