explikator's Reviews (76)

Shadow and Bone

Leigh Bardugo

2.5

challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Kings of the Wyld

Nicholas Eames

3.0

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

11/22/63

Stephen King

2.5

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

The Rage of Dragons

Evan Winter

2.5

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

5.0

slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Red Mars

Kim Stanley Robinson

4.0

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Neil Gaiman

4.0

The Fifth Season

N.K. Jemisin

3.0

Seven Types of Ambiguity

Elliot Perlman

5.0