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ellakate_25's reviews
22 reviews
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
I like the themes explored in the book but i just couldn’t get into it. The simple plot and have pony boy infodump just wasn’t for me.
Pony boy panders a lot and i found it quite annoying. The pacing was too fast so there was little room to care for the other characters. Which you need when two characters die two pages apart. Johnny’s death didn’t hit like it was supposed to.
Pony boy panders a lot and i found it quite annoying. The pacing was too fast so there was little room to care for the other characters. Which you need when two characters die two pages apart. Johnny’s death didn’t hit like it was supposed to.
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.5
RAHHHH‼️‼️‼️‼️
Samantha Shannon you have done it again, constantly raising the bar for us all.
This book is the blueprint for modern stand alone epic fantasy. Sure, there are valid critiques but I DONT CARE.
The worldbuilding is rich and well thought out. The multi pov is told through characters that i actually give a shit about. Amazing.
Sure, it was predictable but in a good way. If i hadn’t read Priory of the Orange Tree first the twists would’ve been shocking.
The plot towards the end was a lil wonky but it was better executed than Priory. All in all amazing read can’t wait to reread.
Samantha Shannon you have done it again, constantly raising the bar for us all.
This book is the blueprint for modern stand alone epic fantasy. Sure, there are valid critiques but I DONT CARE.
The worldbuilding is rich and well thought out. The multi pov is told through characters that i actually give a shit about. Amazing.
Sure, it was predictable but in a good way. If i hadn’t read Priory of the Orange Tree first the twists would’ve been shocking.
The plot towards the end was a lil wonky but it was better executed than Priory. All in all amazing read can’t wait to reread.
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moshfegh tells a surface level story about religion and human nature that has been told before with worse characters and a boring plot.
To put it plainly i did not like this book. It was so boring. The provocative details just felt so unnecessary. Every character annoyed me to no end and were written in a kids movie villain type of way.
To put it plainly i did not like this book. It was so boring. The provocative details just felt so unnecessary. Every character annoyed me to no end and were written in a kids movie villain type of way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Violence
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
My one word answer is meh. There was an attempt. I feel like the concept was there and the execution for the first two fifths was well executed and then it fell very flat.
The comparison can be made between the secret history and this, whereas in the secret history there is a story of already immoral people doing immoral things and the spiral that comes from that. This book tells about how moral people can fall and how far they can fall.
Tension and buildup was really needed it in this book. I feel like murder mysteries need a level of dread that can be built through the middle acts and that doesn’t happen in this book.
The comparison can be made between the secret history and this, whereas in the secret history there is a story of already immoral people doing immoral things and the spiral that comes from that. This book tells about how moral people can fall and how far they can fall.
Tension and buildup was really needed it in this book. I feel like murder mysteries need a level of dread that can be built through the middle acts and that doesn’t happen in this book.