rubybeast47's Reviews (175)

When the Reckoning Comes

LaTanya McQueen

3.5

Mayra

Nicky Gonzalez

2.75

Nesting

Roisín O’Donnell

4.75

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

The Only Good Indians

Stephen Graham Jones

2.75

dark reflective slow-paced

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I really wanted to like this book but the pacing is way too slow for me and a lot of it felt like filler. The end was great and it just made me wish that it had more of that energy sprinkled in earlier. 

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

Grady Hendrix

3.75

The Eyes Are The Best Part

Monika Kim

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

If It Bleeds

Stephen King

3.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Complicated

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I loved The life of Chuck, but I found if it bleeds a little long winded.

Camp Damascus

Chuck Tingle

5.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Hungerstone

Kat Dunn

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Hunchback

Saou Ichikawa

4.5

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character