wisteriariaa's reviews
131 reviews

fast-paced

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

2.75

I thought this book was going to be a campy slasher about, you know, a clown killing people in a cornfield. Instead, I got a weirdly political mass-murderfest with a legion of supervillain killer clowns who hate kids. Which is not a bad concept in theory, but it’s executed so poorly I couldn’t help cringing the entire time. Also, the horribly on the nose dialogue the paper-thin characters were constantly spouting didn’t help either. Maybe I’ll read the sequel if I can get it from the library, but otherwise I’ll pass on whatever else comes out of this series.

On Earth as It Is on Television by Emily Jane

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 72%.

I realized that I was actively dreading reading this book, which then led me to the realization that it was probably time to put the book down permanently.

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

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dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

What a depressing, sad, confusing, strange book. It’s my kind of strange though. This book manages to capture the feeling of losing someone you love so well it hurts. This book hurts.

Also in case you were wondering about the dog,

yes, the dog dies. It’s thematically relevant, but he does die

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced