ensembledesetoiles's Reviews (383)

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Emma Lord

2.0

emotional tense slow-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

The Decagon House Murders

Yukito Ayatsuji

2.5

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense 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

The Paris Apartment

Lucy Foley

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

the writing feels pretentious and strained with all the french in it (and i AM french. no one speaks like that). i think i just don’t like lucy foley’s books so i will just dnf

The Storyteller

Kathryn Williams

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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

Icebreaker

A.L. Graziadei

2.5

emotional inspiring reflective 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

Layla

Colleen Hoover

0.25

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Daughter of the Siren Queen

Tricia Levenseller

1.75

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

These Violent Delights

Chloe Gong

3.5

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Kill Creek

Scott Thomas

1.5

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

really wanted to give this a one because i hate it but at least the end was what i wanted it to be, or at least the less worst ending it could have had.

Don't Tell a Soul

Kirsten Miller

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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