tilo's reviews
49 reviews

Over the Garden Wall Original Graphic Novel: Circus Friends by Jonathan Case, Pat McHale

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Great volume! I enjoyed the story and the atmosphere. It had everything you'd expect from OTGW. 
The drawings of the maze scene made that particular part so intense!! Loved it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Over the Garden Wall: Benevolent Sisters of Charity Ogn by Sam Johns

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Loved it as usual! I just have a little trouble

with the way that Wirt's need for a self care moment is portrayed as him being selfish.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, and Medical content

Die kleine Hexe by Otfried Preußler

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-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

5.0

Sehr schöne Erzählung mit vielen lustigen Geschichten und tollen Charakteren. Die Hörbuchfassung gelesen von Lina Beckmann ist großartig und die Stimmen für die einzelnen Figuren haben den Text sympathisch aufleben lassen. :-)

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I am unsure if I have ever experienced a book like this one, where with every new chapter a new information is dropped that almost always completely twists one of the many exciting narratives. From the first page on, I was surprised and as it kept going I could not fathom all the plottwists coming. And none of them seemed over the top nor misplaced, as the world, its history and its characters, whom I am attached to deeply now, are so well construed that it read so fluently.
Not to mention, the amazing and captivating writing style!
Due to the ending, I am both extremely curious and mortified to find out what is waiting in Book Three.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual violence

Minor: Ableism and Sexism

Mentions genital mutilation

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was my first book by Brandon Sanderson and I understand the praise. The magic system is fascinating and I love that you do not only learn along with the protagonist(s) but discover that there are many mysteries revolving around it that even the characters have not figured out yet. Every storyline is intriguing and by the end, when all of them came together, the plottwists - some of them excruciatingly casually dropped (in a good way) - had me audibly gasping. The plot unfolds in such a clever and seamless way - truly inspiring for my own creative writing! 
I enjoyed the characters. For a good first part of the novel, I found them not very likeable (which is not something I need in a novel, anyway) but that made them seem more real and complex. From the first page, I wanted to learn more about them and became very attached to their plans and hopes.
The ending finished the main story line of the book but kept so many mysteries open and introduced new problems that I cannot wait to read more about in the second novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Minor: Rape and Sexism

Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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: Eating disorder and Mental illness

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Self harm, Medical content, and Outing

Minor: Hate crime and Transphobia

Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Self harm, Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Transphobia

Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, and Violence

Minor: Toxic relationship and Outing

Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Outing, and Sexual harassment

Zeit des Sturms by Andrzej Sapkowski

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

Dieser Teil der Vorgeschichte, der erst nach den Romanen der Haupthandlung geschrieben wurde, ist eine wundervolle Ergänzung und steht zudem ganz allein für sich schon als spannender Roman da. Erst dachte ich, dass mich die Einführung vieler Nebencharaktere aus verschiedenen Schauplätzen durcheinanderbringen würde, aber das ging beim Lesen dann doch nach einiger Zeit problemlos.
Mit diesem Band wurde die Story nicht nur durch ein paar neue Monster und politische Hintergründe angereichert, sondern hat Geralt nochmal etwas mehr Tiefe verliehen.
Es macht auf jeden Fall Sinn, dass Buch nach der Hauptreihe zu lesen.

Nimues Auftritt fand ich genial, besonders im Epilog. Es hat für mich das Ende der Hauptreihe nochmal etwas mehr Bedeutung gegeben.
Ich habe mich sehr über Yennefers Auftritte gefreut, auch wenn sie kurz waren.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol