orinr28's reviews
226 reviews

The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker

3.0

I really expected more based on all the love and adoration both for this book and the movie. But I don't know, it just left me a little disappointed. I didn't think there was much special about it and I didn't think it was all that transgressive. I just wanted more.

Strange Pictures by Uketsu

dark mysterious sad tense

4.5

In the Roses of Pieria by Anna Burke

fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Once Bitten, Twice Dead by Tiffany Schmidt

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

was it dostoevsky?
no
was it everything I wanted?
absolutely!

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

5.0

Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women by Sarah Bargiela

informative

3.0

It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs by Mary Louise Kelly

hopeful reflective

3.75

This was a very solid memoir but it wasn't the memoir I thought it was going to be.
You can read my full review here: https://theneverendinglibrary.neocities.org/posts/2025-01-09-It-Goes-So-Fast-by-Mary-Louise-Kelly 

Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor

emotional mysterious sad

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Carmilla: The First Vampire by Amy Chu

3.5