spacerkip's reviews
261 reviews

Dracula by Bram Stoker

dark emotional tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

The Changeling by Victor LaValle

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Dead Beat by Jim Butcher

fast-paced

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

2.5

The Tower of Swallows by Andrzej Sapkowski

slow-paced

1.0

I...sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, and Vomit

The Boy, Me, and the Cat by Henry Plummer

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

3.0

Reminded me of summer road trips from my own childhood, ie: everything kept breaking, nothing went right, and it took twice as long as it was supposed to. Every time the author grumbled about dragging his son out of bed made me realize people truly have always been people. I would love to have a conversation with "the boy", swapping all our horror stories of family trips. I was enamored with all the illustrations of the Mascot and the sights along their cruise - and of course, Scotty. Rest in peace little kitty, I will always have a place in my heart for you.

(Content note: the n-word is said a few times, though not in a malicious context)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Racial slurs

Song of the Exile by Kiana Davenport

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

1.0

I kept waiting for this book to start and then it ended.

Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

dark tense fast-paced

(edit: this was a two-star read for me but I'm removing the actual rating because I'm not the target audience and it didn't feel fair!) 100% a biased rating - I'm realizing I never liked science fiction to begin with, which is a wild thing to discover after 10 years of consuming science fiction.

Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America by Jack Barsky

slow-paced

1.5

Truly one of the driest books on espionage I've read

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

 Genuinely the cutest thing I've read all year.