michaelakatelyn's reviews
233 reviews

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

4.0

oddly beautiful and melancholic with some really emotional writing. 

The Country Will Bring Us No Peace by Matthieu Simard

emotional mysterious sad tense

4.0

very uneasy and atmospheric. 
i loved the writing it really enhanced the emotional impact and the story’s exploration of grief. 

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

3.5

i can’t give this book any higher of a rating just because it was so hard to get through. 
i understand why the book is written from the perspective that it is and all that it has to say about the boys and how they view the girls and their situation and i appreciate what its doing but i just don’t think it was for me.  

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

3.5

really atmospheric and uncomfortable but nothing to make me give this a higher rating.

Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

4.0

a worthy sequel. 
it had some ups and downs but overall i enjoyed it. 

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

dark emotional reflective sad tense

4.0

really atmospheric, slow and about so much more than an apocalypse. 
i really enjoyed this!

The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn

dark tense

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

this just felt underdeveloped. 
the first half was a drag to get through especially when it cuts away from the main group we’re following it felt like it needed to meet a word count so it kept adding in extra scenes that felt really unnecessary almost like if there were multiple cold opens in a movie.
though the action does pick up there’s nothing really compelling about any of it.  

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad tense

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense

The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad tense