gneumann's reviews
250 reviews

My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Perfect Days by Raphael Montes

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

oh this book pissed me OFF!!!!!

it’s so messed up. the author did a fantastic job of making you HATE the goddamn protagonist. the way he wrote him was brilliant but oh my gOD he was infuriating. 

TW FOR … ALMOST EVERYTHING??

that ending fucking SUCKED. ugh. i was really hoping he wouldn’t get away with everything. the last chapter pissed me off so bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Sexism, Racism, Murder, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Drug use, Death, Body horror, Animal death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, and Grief

The Power by Naomi Alderman

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

this REALLY made me think. this is a book i want to dive into discussion about. i have my complaints but overall i really enjoyed this

Tripping Arcadia by Kit Mayquist

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Black Sci-Fi Short Stories by Temi Oh
Did not finish book. Stopped at 22%.

this was excellent and something i want to pick back up again, but just didn’t get through this time around

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

GAH such a classic. love this silly book. so so good. reread for the childhood nostalgia and was not disappointed 

The Killing Forest by Sara Blaedel

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

LOOOOVED this. only reason it took me so long was bc i didn’t want to put it down. UGH. so good. 

Female, Gifted, and Black: Awesome Art and Literary Pioneers Who Changed the World (Black Historical Figures, Women in Black History) by Becca Anderson, M. J. Fievre

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

this was really good! nonfiction books are always slower reads for me, so it took me a while. but it was very informative and interesting!

Off the Deep End by Lucinda Berry
Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.

unexplained tense changes, word salad, her writing’s not for me