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prologues_epilogues's Reviews (149)

Dead Silence

S.A. Barnes

3.25

challenging dark mysterious tense 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: Yes

I actually really enjoyed most of this, and it definitely would have rated higher if the ending wasn't such a let-down. The pacing, tone, and atmosphere for the first half of the story was intense and suspenseful, with enough questions interspersed throughout to keep you hanging on for more. It was very well written prose, but the characterization often fell flat as the main character, Claire, was a bit too immature to be the voice of a woman in her 30s, especially one in a leadership position.

The romance between her and the male main character was uninteresting, as neither of them were fleshed out enough in their personalities or their motivations to have a compelling romance. The twist

that Verux was behind the Aurora disaster

was predictable

in that it was exactly what you would expect from a corp rate superpower being described the way it was here

, but unpredictable as I expected something more along different

(supernatural or alien)

lines.

The first half (up until about page 200) was extremely fun to read though! Very suspenseful.

Task Force Z Vol. 1: Death's Door

Matthew Rosenberg

3.5

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

this was interesting! would have been more interesting if they took the concepts that they were trying to explore more seriously though. also, death as a literary device doesn't deliver like it used to. theres no more impact in it if death is treated with the same level of import as seasonal weather in every modern DC comic ever

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

3.5

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding

Chencia C. Higgins

1.0

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

interesting premise but it didn't really carry through. none of the characters were fleshed out or developed over the course of the story, and they seemed more like cardboard cutouts rather than actual people. the conflict was bland and uninteresting, and resolved with little to no detail. it was a fast read and would have been alot more interesting if the characters weren't all so boring, though.

Deathstroke Vol. 4: Defiance (Rebirth)

Christopher J. Priest

3.0

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cringefail losers each and every one of them <3

I read this mostly for Rose

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

4.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

the conflict between the characters and within themselves is beautifully written

Deathstroke Vol. 1: The Professional (Rebirth)

Christopher J. Priest

2.5

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

not a single person who was involved in the creation of this has ever spoken to a women even once in their lives

anyways it was funny sometimes and the art was great. I liked the little flashbacks

it was kind of all over the place and the storyline was annoying (not too difficult just overly complicated for something so simple) to follow.