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Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Murderous Lewellyn's Candlelit Dinner 1 by Sumnagi
slow-paced
3.0
Thank you NetGalley and Yen Press for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Rep: LGBTQ+ (Achillean)
Murderous Lewellyn's candlelit Dinner is a story about Shavonne and his mysterious neighbour who seems like like to peel his onions on the stairs outside of their apartments.
I must say, the plot was very slow and tedious in the beginning half and a lot of the mystery surrounding Shavonne's neighbour fell away quite fast when Shavonne stumbled across a pretty significant secret. This resulted in pacing issues where I was a bit bored with the plot in the middle, but the end seemed to pick the plot back up. However, the second half of the book is completely different in theme than the first half, which I found quite confusing.
I think the characters could do with some more dimension, but it's also only the first volume and the end made it promising for both of the characters to grow.
lastly, the art style was OK. sometimes shots were very detailed and I could enjoy myself scanning all of it, but most of it was a bit bland without details. furthermore, the colours used are browns and blacks, which are widely used for this kind of story, but I think it would've been more impactful to have it black and white, or with more lively colours, like using more contrast.
all in all, I think it's a decent story with a promising ending for a sequel.
Rep: LGBTQ+ (Achillean)
Murderous Lewellyn's candlelit Dinner is a story about Shavonne and his mysterious neighbour who seems like like to peel his onions on the stairs outside of their apartments.
I must say, the plot was very slow and tedious in the beginning half and a lot of the mystery surrounding Shavonne's neighbour fell away quite fast when Shavonne stumbled across a pretty significant secret. This resulted in pacing issues where I was a bit bored with the plot in the middle, but the end seemed to pick the plot back up. However, the second half of the book is completely different in theme than the first half, which I found quite confusing.
I think the characters could do with some more dimension, but it's also only the first volume and the end made it promising for both of the characters to grow.
lastly, the art style was OK. sometimes shots were very detailed and I could enjoy myself scanning all of it, but most of it was a bit bland without details. furthermore, the colours used are browns and blacks, which are widely used for this kind of story, but I think it would've been more impactful to have it black and white, or with more lively colours, like using more contrast.
all in all, I think it's a decent story with a promising ending for a sequel.
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0