thegr1mreader's reviews
103 reviews

The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness

dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Illuminae by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.

I got bored. Not a fan of the writing style. Alina is annoying.

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

5.0

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous medium-paced

3.75

The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Gore, Death, Cursing, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Car accident

Death Note, Vol. 3: Hard Run by Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Crank Palace by James Dashner

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures by Stephen Fry

adventurous funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.75