mr_cain's reviews
98 reviews

Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.

I love Barbara but this was just not captivating.

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

A sweet little story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Cursing

Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent

Crash and Burn by Michael Hassan

5.0

The Seas by Samantha Hunt

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

4.25

wow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, and Suicide

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

underwhelmingly mediocre. each story had a strong premise and each failed to deliver any kind of interesting, tense, or emotional conclusion. The first two were quite gross--i guess for the shock value?--but weren't scary. Just yucky.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Murder, Child death, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Blood, Miscarriage, and Vomit

Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.

The constant + rapid POV is just kind of annoying and hard to follow for me.

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Fascinating concepts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Gore, Blood, Murder, Body horror, Animal death, Death, Chronic illness, and Grief

Moderate: Blood

Minor: War, Misogyny, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Confinement

In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.

Meh

Mr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.5

One you have to think on after reading.

The way the author discusses the singular fat character is really uncomfortable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Pregnancy, Murder, Grief, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Death, Body horror, Fatphobia, and Car accident

Moderate: Blood

There There by Tommy Orange

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

interesting and well-written.

conclusion was underwhelming, random, and felt rushed>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Death of parent, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Colonisation, Gun violence, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Car accident