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leneedh's Reviews (19)

By Neil Gaiman - Coraline

Neil Gaiman, Neil Gaiman

4.5

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Make Room for Love

Darcy Liao

3.75

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad 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

I struggle with a lot of contemporary work, especially when the prose and stakes are simple. But something about this story kept me engaged. It was very sweet and poignant, especially in how it handled topics of grief and queer identity.

Content Warnings

The Vampire Lestat

Anne Rice

4.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Interview with the Vampire

Anne Rice

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Light from Uncommon Stars

Ryka Aoki

3.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

Lonely Castle in the Mirror

Mizuki Tsujimura

4.25

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

We Hunt the Flame

Hafsah Faizal

2.75

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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: Complicated

I really loved the concept and wanted to love this book, but it felt poorly paced. The tension of the main relationship felt like it lacked any real build up and jumped too quickly to insta-lust. I would’ve loved a slower burn on the plot and the relationship development. I look forward to trying more of the authors work though even if this one wasn’t for me :)