mr_maneki_neko's Reviews (347)

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

Stephen Graham Jones

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

What an inventive and creative take on a vampire story. This book was challenging and I felt it dragged a bit in some places but at other times it came at me like a freight train.

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

3.5

mysterious tense medium-paced

Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

Ben Aaronovitch

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

A wonderful collection of short stories in the rivers of London. An added benefit is that they tell you where each short story fits in the larger series.

I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom

Jason Pargin

3.75

adventurous funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book is ridiculous and extremely fun. The action and plot are over the top. I found the discussions on social media, isolation, community and social issues to be extremely thought provoking.

Rogue Protocol

Martha Wells

4.5

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Assassin's Quest

Robin Hobb

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Summer Frost

Blake Crouch

5.0

emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is such a great story. It presents a lot of ideas for discussion that cover the future and potential of AI and the interaction with humans.

El Último Baile - The Last Dance. Bilingual Short Story for Spanish Beginners: Book 3 of La Bailadora Asesina Trilogy

Cristina Lopez

3.5

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Similar to her other books, they are good teaching aids for comprehension and vocabulary expansion, but there are plot holes and lack of follow up on key characters.