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121 reviews

The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

adventurous hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The Deep by Rivers Solomon

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

 Personal rating; 4.5 stars
Semi Critical rating; 3.5 stars

I loved this book, and it all comes down to the fact I viewed this as a novelization of a D&D game. Each chapter reads like someone writing a story based on each week's D&D get together and that was the only way I enjoyed it as much as I did. That being said, the writing isn't great, and it could have benefited from a few more edits, and more showing/less telling.

Gyo by Junji Ito

5.0

Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder by Chris Cavender

2.0