mr_cain's reviews
108 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: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Alcohol

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

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes 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: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

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

Moderate: Blood

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

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

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

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