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Dracula by Bram Stoker

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Just absolutely loved this book. I have tried picking it up several times and gotten stuck on the first 10 pages where we get this letter written by a main character that starts with essentially, "everything will be detailed and thoroughly mundane but here we are". Of course, give it a minute and this turns into "oh shit, oh oh shit... what am I to do!" 

There are several POVs that are delightfully conveyed via missives and have various "newspaper clippings" and other information interspersed. It is a fun story with some delightful characters. I became thoroughly invested once I made it about 10% of the way into the book and I only put the book down when I had to read other things for book club and the like. 

I 100% enjoyed this and would recommend it to anyone! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, and Blood

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

5.0

Degas by Robert Gordon, Andrew Forge

informative fast-paced

5.0

The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

Gaiman. Enough said. 👏🏻

Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges
Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.

I'm just finding this one boring. I find the idea intriguing, but every paragraph is so dense that a page feels like 3... And it's just not that intriguing. 

Felicity's surprise, a Christmas story, 1774: Felicity by Valerie Tripp

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Hogwarts Classics: 2 Volume Set by J.K. Rowling

3.0

Where the Sidewalk Ends/Every Thing On It: Poems and Drawings by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein

4.0

Egghead: Or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone by Bo Burnham
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.

Kinda dumb coffee table shit. 

Fangs by Sarah Andersen

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

Solidly cute, funny, and a teeny tiny bit spooky. Love me a vamp girlfriend and golden retriever (husky) boyfriend.