dreamsoffolly's reviews
20 reviews

adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

loved everything about it especially the setting, time and supernatural side. i would have preferred a faster plot and less of the characters’ (at times angsty and repetitive) inner reflections

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

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dark mysterious medium-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? No

3.5

Hooked by Emily McIntire

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adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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adventurous reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

the ending , so the last couple of chapters were a bit meh. i felt Nora was entitled, and I wasn’t entirely convinced by her reasons of dismissing all the lives. but i appreciated that the book focused on the self-pitying, self-centered aspect of depression.

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Evelyn’s story was interesting and engaging, but the modern day part spoiled the book for me. It was irritating and read like a fan fiction with an overemphasized main character Monique. Altogether so much identity politics, that it felt like the author was misunderstanding the story. We are told how complex everything is, and yet the author always tries to force the characters and events into an identity label. Honestly wouldn’t be surprised if the book was written by more than one person, or edited in this disjointed way.

Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

This is the second book in the series but has less of the elements that made me enjoy the first one: less witty, less of London, less exciting magic. I agree with other reviews of these books that the plot is a bit jumbled and difficult to follow at times and events can seem unrelated and inconsequential. This wasn’t too bothersome for me, but i won’t be reading the next books because of the other reasons.

The relationship with Simone was uninteresting. His whole “no we mustn’t kill my bootycall because morals” moment at the end just pissed me off. I successfully ignored the Lesley bits in the first book, so the fact that i couldn’t ignore the repeated details of his sexual escapades and the central part they played in the story was irritating. I was here for the adventure/mystery plot!

Summer Crossing by Truman Capote

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reflective medium-paced