iisrobot's reviews
130 reviews

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

Avarasala the goat

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

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

mysterious tense slow-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

2.75

This was such a drag to get through I basically only liked the Siri / Susebron passages... The magic system is also kind of boring. I liked the twists tho. 

A Woman First: First Woman by Selina Meyer

funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.75

I think the audio book format definitely helps with the humour. I want to know if that's translated in anyway in the printed work. Anyway it was fun and filler, but I didn't expect something else. I'll definitely use the "delicious" trick in the future. 

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I really wasn't interested by this book and i kept falling asleep cos reading in my bed is a bad idea so i didn't really know what was going on the whole time.