honeywine's reviews
96 reviews

The Maid by Nita Prose

slow-paced

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

5.0

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

John Dies at the End: Updated Special Edition by David Wong
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

I probably would have been able to enjoy this more in the 2010s

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Not only is this book a good read, it’s an informative one too. With footnotes at the bottom of pages that cite real-life inequalities and human rights atrocities that are fictionalized in the story, a reader can’t help but come away gutted and informed.

There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

Got to the part where words like “of” were redacted instead of things that make sense to be redacted. 

Nestlings by Nat Cassidy

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Edenville by Sam Rebelein

4.75

When I'm Dead by Hannah Morrissey

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

2.75

The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5