shween's reviews
90 reviews

Miss Major Speaks: The Life and Times of a Black Trans Revolutionary by Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

The Night Eaters, Book 1: She Eats the Night by Marjorie Liu

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I KNEW THEY LOOKED TOO GOOD FOR THEIR AGE! I know Asian people age well but they looked too good…

Squire by Nadia Shammas

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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? No

5.0

Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Only 2 stories actually scared me but they were all spooky and had gorgeously grotesque art 💕

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Too much tiddy suckin (and not in a fun way 🤢)

V for Vendetta by Alan Moore

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Like reading a very long riddle…

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Fun book, I honestly wish it was full length. I want more details. I wanna know more about Murderbot. 

The Warden by Daniel M. Ford

adventurous mysterious medium-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? No

4.75

could have been smuttier 😚💕

Masters of Death by Olivie Blake

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Lots of characters to keep track of. I honestly think I’d like it more on a second read. Fun plot, fun characters, that game was just hard for this poor mortal to comprehend on the first go

Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore

adventurous hopeful 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

3.0

This book could have ended sooner. I with the author did some things different with the plot and overall lineage of the book, but it was a fun read. I love that I got to read basically every genre in one book. The idea of short stories strung together with a central plot was very fun, I just feel like that central plot got lost in the middle.