kevlanb's Reviews (123)

The Shadow Rising

Robert Jordan

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Hidden Pictures

Jason Rekulak

4.25

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

How to Sell a Haunted House

Grady Hendrix

2.0

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This would’ve done crazy on the SciFi channel in 2004. The plot was predictable and inflated. 

Home Is Where the Bodies Are

Jeneva Rose

2.0

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Great idea for a plot, poor delivery. Also, the narrator for the mother was a poor casting choice. Every time I heard her airy, aloof voice, I dropped the volume to 1. Her voice didn’t match any character, and somehow made the dialogue and narrating worse. 

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

2.0

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Normal People

Sally Rooney

1.0

medium-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

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Star struck fuck buddies too scared to be in a real relationship with one another. 

Mother Night

Kurt Vonnegut

4.0

adventurous emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Dragon Reborn

Robert Jordan

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Great Hunt: Book Two of The Wheel Of Time Unabridged Audible Audio Edition

Robert Jordan

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes