emmerth's reviews
31 reviews

Heir by Sabaa Tahir

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

3.75

The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Didn’t like the narration but the story was enjoyable/thrilling.

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

dark mysterious

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

Not for me. There is no personableness. No relationship depth. Characters are flat. 
The male narrator is tough to listen to. 

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

adventurous medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

Orion became more of a flat character in this book

You, with a View by Jessica Joyce

adventurous emotional lighthearted sad

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

2.5

I’d like better interpersonal relationships. Didn’t get fully flushed out characters which I missed. The sex was a little awkward.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Sexual content

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Hated the unhealthy relationship and how it felt like half the storyline was constructed just to allow the main character to have sex rather than moving the story forward. 

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

adventurous medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0