penny_dlc's reviews
140 reviews

Piglet by Lottie Hazell

emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

3.0

weird book to read when you’re about to get married 

The Doloriad by Missouri Williams

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

i really really wanted to like this book. i tore through it hoping to really really like this book. but it was okay. 

Penance by Eliza Clark

dark funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

a very good and funny book i am going to recommend to everyone. like everyone ever. 

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

funny medium-paced

2.0

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark funny mysterious 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

4.5

a little slow at the beginning but holy shit. when it went crazy it went crazy. a very good audiobook experience 

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

beautiful and sad and complicated. a book i think everyone should read. 

After by Anna Todd

0.25

this is the worst book i’ve ever read. 

The Forest Brims Over by Maru Ayase, 彩瀬まる

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

if you’re interested in a book about a woman so neglected by her husband she becomes a forest. do i have the book for you 

Y/N by Esther Yi

dark funny tense 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

3.0

i completely understand why people don’t like this book. i, personally, love it when the main character of a book is a weird little freak. 

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

dark funny informative fast-paced

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

4.5

fun and fucked up and dark. also i love cannibalism