cosy_crow's reviews
349 reviews

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

O dear God no, like usually I try and get to 100 pages but Darrows pov broke the horses back. Like... that man is insufferable
My fault for picking up a YA, knowing I'm not a huge fan. This was just, not it

Dune by Frank Herbert

3.5

City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky

adventurous 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? Yes

3.75

My Avatar, My Self: Identity in Video Role-Playing Games by Zach Waggoner

4.0

This was very interesting, seeing how people can change depending on who they are "pretending" to be, how that applies to potential environments and so on. Plus all of the links in to other works from narratology to Verisimilitude, understanding how something appearing realistic can affect us because we distinguish it as being real.  
I would say that I would have enjoyed an exploration on gender, as we are exploring changing avatars so it would have been interesting to see some commentary on that. 

Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky

adventurous hopeful informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke

2.0

An Ethical Guide To Murder by Jenny Morris

slow-paced

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

2.0

The premise of this book is fun, yet I found that It should have been a novella or at least chopped in half. 

One of my biggest qualms was Thea, it was so obvious that everyone around her was using her and yet she didn't seem to care. She was so idiotic throughout the novel, it was downright infuriating. She cannot for the life of her take accountability for her own actions!!
Plus the girl can't have a thought of her own, as soon as Sam tells her to kill someone she does. And of course everyone's keeping secrets from her, I wouldn't trust her. 

This book could have been so much better

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

4.0

After God, Vol. 1 by Sumi Eno

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A really fun start to a series, reminds me alot of Tokyo ghoul. 
Art style is stunning and the gore and insect like beings and parts are done INCREDIBLY well
Am looking forward to continuing 

Also a talking cat that sings and dances will always be a hit

Gogmagog by Jeff Noon, Steve Beard

adventurous funny 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? Yes

3.0

An interesting start to a duology, I found that Cady lost some of her voice after the first 100 pages. Her sass went down considerably, only truly reappearing at the end. 
The middle I found dragged the story out, there was too much jumping around each chapter. Probably could have been cut down 100 pages. 
Overall enjoyable but ending seemed rushed, setting up the second book yet dumping alot of information