iisrobot's reviews
113 reviews

The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Best one yet! Love the ever deepening of the lore. I enjoyed how focused it was on the women, the Aes Sedai are very intriguing. Mat's luck is something i don't understand yet, but i will later i'm sure! Also Rand omg!!

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

Lust & Wonder by Augusten Burroughs

funny relaxing slow-paced

1.75

I WILL NEVER TRUST CARLEY THORNE AGAIN. After Mitch i didn't like this book and at the end i basically skimmed :( sorry the gays didn't win today

The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Wow i really enjoyed the second one. Really cannot wait to see where this series is going. I love a conspiracy so the Black Ajah thing is right up my alley. The whole damane thing with egwene was super stressful too! Really wondering who that Selene chick was! 

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

This one made me cry whilst the other didn't. It automatically takes the cake. The beginning was a bit of a let down but it picks right up and doesn't let you go. The characters feel so real I was about to go check out Maya's songs on Spotify...

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

fast-paced

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

2.75

I really don't know what to say it. It was so short. I don't see how there's anything special about it...

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow ❤. I'm kind of speechless. It starts a bit boring but it really picks up and it's so beautiful and emotional.

I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I don't know why i can't get myself to give this book 5 stars it really was amazing. I could not put it down. I've never been this scared reading a book actually and it's not that scary it's just kind of very uncomfortable (in a good way). Didn't really understand the twist so i had to watch a youtube video about it. 

Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The book starts off very strong. I was kind of scared going into it because of the criticism, but i enjoy it a lot. I loved the mystery surrounding the questions, but the answers left me disappointed. They were also kind of confusing and not explained super well. I also thought the writing style took a bit of a nose dive in the last part. 

The definite highlight of this book is the wikileaks aspect of it. It's a very engaging plot point. I hope Ellis won't say wikileaks is bad, like I DO think truth is a human right. 

**Lindsay Ellis is definitely a fan of the word conspicuous