explikator's Reviews (76)

Uprooted

Naomi Novik

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City

K.J. Parker

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Spinning Silver

Naomi Novik

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Joyland

Stephen King

4.5

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

The House of Sacrifice

Anna Smith Spark

3.5

dark sad tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

The Tower of Living and Dying

Anna Smith Spark

3.0

dark sad tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

The Court of Broken Knives

Anna Smith Spark

4.0

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler

5.0

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Parable of the Talents

Octavia E. Butler

3.5

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Vicious

V.E. Schwab

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Loveable characters: No