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sargasso_c's Reviews (515)
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-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
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-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
Briardark had a wonderfully strong start that hooked me right in. However, about 60% of the way through the book "edge-of-my-seat-suspense" became "introducing more questions and absolutely no answers." I feel like I just read a 300-something page prologue.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Murder
The book began interestingly enough, but Edith really drilled down into specific Roman figures and their personal dramas whereas I wanted to hear about larger cultural trends.
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I enjoyed some of the stories, but got stuck for weeks on The Whalers Song by Ray Cluley. Eventually, I just wanted to move on to something else.
Too clever by half - maybe it reads better than it "listens."
