nervesofscared's reviews
15 reviews

The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Duma Key by Stephen King

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, and Medical content

The Disasters by M.K. England

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

dark informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.0

The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

medium-paced

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

1.0

I liked the concept and thought I’d enjoy it but I did not. It was very repetitive almost like the author didn’t think we would remember anything we’ve read in the book previously. I found the romance plot to be very unexciting. The main character Vic felt as though the author was trying to portray a naive and awkward boy but went way too far with it that he comes off more as an idiot rather than quirky. The climax of the book and all the tension up to it really lead to nothing.

It was continuously stated that getting into the the benevolent tower would be difficult and they practically just walked in.

the ending fell completely flat.

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Humans by Matt Haig

reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

dark emotional medium-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

3.75

Elevation by Stephen King

emotional reflective 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? No

4.5