cosy_crow's reviews
349 reviews

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

2.5

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

adventurous sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I enjoyed this book, for the most part, do i think that it could have been 100 pages and still said the same things? yes. i would have probably liked it better as a novella, as they could (and should have) cut out all of the scenes that didn't need to be there. 
None of the characters grabbed me like the author wanted, most of the time I couldn't remember who the characters were because of how little characterisation they had, the mc spends a lot of time with these characters and yet i could not pin point one character attribute that they had. 
the books ending didn't surprise me, and yet Ines, our mc. didn't want to be there half the time, I would have loved a more messed up consequences to the genetic engineering they did on her, but instead we just have her continue to be so uninterested in the whole school and yet we are supposed to believe at the end that she has complete understanding of the work of psalm. sceptical. 
I did somewhat enjoy it, mainly due to the atmospheric prose, and yet the whole book and story left me wanting a lot more. 

The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

funny relaxing fast-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

3.75

Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I have mixed thoughts on this book. For the most part it was brilliant. I loved the multi chapter povs, seeing an insight into everyones lives and yet I think because of that we missed alot. The connections between characters felt flimsy and I kept mistaking one character for another, and while they were meant to be a found family it felt like for the most part they were only tolerating one another. 

But I loved the sense of nostalgia to the book, the aesthetics and overall cosy sci fi vibe. While i have my gripes i think it's the perfect scifi book to dive into the genre  
 This is a scifi version of the grand Budapest hotel, with low stakes and loveable characters. And I'll reccomend this to all I know love scifi! 

Also Ooly is my favourite and I would die for him.

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.5

Soulkeeper by David Dalglish

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

4.0

Going Postal by Terry Pratchett

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

4.0

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense 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

4.0

As a person who isnt that into "Fae books" I actually really liked this. From a fantastic setting to characters I actually related to, plus fae actually being mischievous. 
This hit all my boxes. And while I'm not fully there for the romance(yet), it was still very sweet. 

Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 2 by Ryoko Kui

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.75

Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1 by Ryoko Kui

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0