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123 reviews
But You Have Friends by Emilia McKenzie
emotional
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Suicide attempt
The Extraordinary Part: Part 1, Orsay's Hands by Florent Ruppert
fast-paced
3.0
honestly i'm kind of surprised at the low-ish goodreads rating (i say as i also give it a 3 star rating lol). the comic didn't blow me away but i definitely would read the next volume to see what happens next.
SPA by Erik Svetoft
dark
fast-paced
2.0
i don't tend to like things that are confusing, and spa has a really weird storyline with a lot of ambiguity. one reviewer calls it "Spirited Away via Junji Ito" which i don't necessarily agree with but i can see what they mean. the drawing style is very similar to Ito's illustration though. i think i just wish there was a bit more to the storyline.
The Rising by Brian Keene
dark
fast-paced
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, and Racism
The Last One by Will Dean
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
Ok so first off - the book's description is very misleading. Even reading the Goodreads summary, you're lead to believe that the main character, Caz, wakes up after her first night on a cruise and realizes the ship is completely empty. That's not the case and it actually happens quite early on in the book (so this isn't a spoiler?) that there are 3 other people on the cruise. Everyone else, including her boyfriend, has disappeared.
I feel like anything else I may say about the book would be spoiling it, so I'll keep the rest of my review vague. There is a twist revealed that the four passengers have to deal with, which yes, was ridiculous, but because the book is very fast paced, I didn't mind how bizarre the plot got. However I did have to draw a line at the ending - Will Dean definitely went overboard with it (pun intended?).
I feel like anything else I may say about the book would be spoiling it, so I'll keep the rest of my review vague. There is a twist revealed that the four passengers have to deal with, which yes, was ridiculous, but because the book is very fast paced, I didn't mind how bizarre the plot got. However I did have to draw a line at the ending - Will Dean definitely went overboard with it (pun intended?).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, and Death
Minor: Suicide and Death of parent
Severance by Ling Ma
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0