st_ender's reviews
204 reviews

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

We get it, he had a pencil dick.

Przebudzenie Lewiatana by James S.A. Corey
Did not finish book.

18 year old in a tight space suit is all I needed to know

Real Jobs by Lenia Lenient

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.

There is a genocide going on and fascism is on the rise I cannot enjoy a speculative on something that's already happening you know

The Sluts by Dennis Cooper

This was not very good

Dark Mind by Val Neil

4.5

Let me just say Kolya would not need any magic to bed me

/On a serious note I loved this book I found it so interesting and funny too I had a lot of fun and would be excited to get back to reading it what an experience 

The Teras Trials by Lucien Burr

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

I know with monster hunting and dark academia it's easy to become tropy or repetitive and I'm so glad that I can still find something intriguing and fresh in my favourite microgenre. I couldn't stop reading it and I was thrilled to see what happens next. The world building was brilliant, pacing was great, and I found the characters multidimensional and intriguing. I'll be looking out for anything the author writes. 

Disclaimer 1: I got an advanced reader copy 
Disclaimer 2:

I am Catholic so how could I not lose my mind at a confession booth sex scene

Paradise-1 by David Wellington
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

I was intrigued by the premise and I enjoy the plot. However, I think we have enough of cop protagonists and I cannot get over the light-hearted "they tried to kill us (3 people) so we kill them (an entire colony of civilians sleeping)".
I hope to return to the book, but this held me up long enough that I will not be able to give a meaningful arc review. Sorry.

Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca

2.0

A guy works through his grief and guilt! This obviously could only be achieved by (checks notes) multiple pages of homophobic crime including among other violent gang rape and attempted murder. I just don't understand the point but I see other people liked it so good for you! To me, if you removed the 10k similes and unrelated violence you'd be left with about 10 pages of plot. Religious themes unfortunately not deep enough for me to feel anything about.
The star is for a solid beginning/exposition.

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

I thought maybe I just related to Hell Followed with Us and won't like The Spirit Bares it's Teeth because it's usually not my genre and I am an adult. Nope, AJ White is just really good. I loved the novel and I really appreciate YA breaching difficult topics and taking young readers seriously. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Transphobia, Death, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Murder, Deadnaming, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Vomit