patchy_at_best's Reviews (1.47k)

Invisible In A Bright Light

Sally Gardner

5.0

dark emotional hopeful 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Forced institutionalization

Gallant

V.E. Schwab

3.0

adventurous dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent

Minor: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail

Christmas Wish List

N.R. Walker

3.0

hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Tic-Tac-Mistletoe

N.R. Walker

3.0

hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Remaking of Corbin Wale

Roan Parrish

3.0

emotional hopeful 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Outing

The Christmas Leap

Keira Andrews

2.75

lighthearted medium-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: No

Fran Cuthbert Ruins Christmas

Lisa Henry, J.A. Rock

3.0

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

The Atlas Six

Olivie Blake

DID NOT FINISH: 46%

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Too heavy on the word building for me. I was in the mood for escapism but this was densely packed with magic system logic that I got lost in. 

The Final Gambit

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

3.0

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Ensnared by the Werewolf

Lillian Lark

3.0

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy