literaryk's reviews
464 reviews

Clementine, Book One by Tillie Walden

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

5.0

Great comic that continues Clem's story from the TellTale games! I've got a little tired of the main Walking Dead story, but having Clem's has been refreshing.
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Excellent sci-fi novel that came at a poignant time. I was fascinated by Chan's setting and plot. The characters were realistic and highlighted the duality of women in shared experiences. I found myself stopping on occasion to really ponder and reflect on the implications of this program and how eerily possible it seemed. Very thought provoking!
Making the Moose Out of Life by Nicholas Oldland

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inspiring 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

5.0

Thematic topics of perseverance, thinking flexibly, change, and adapting. Great for beginning readers
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

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

4.5

WHAT.  AMAZING.  WHAT?!
Sidenote: is it the current author trend to just ramp up the third act of their stories?
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

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

4.0

I wasn't sure how the "part podcast, part documentary" story was going to go, but I was pleasantly surprised. The story was fast with many twists and layers. Once I got passed the "I would have called the cops by now" fuming, I enjoyed the story.
Paper Girls, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

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

4.5

Interesting plot with a little more depth than the Prime series!
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Interesting plot with a decent twist as promised by my bookish friends. I was not a fan of the main narrator nor many of the other characters. I wonder if being a horror fan curbed the shock of the climax and twist because while I didn't quite predict it, I wasn't as surprised as I wanted to be.
Tristan Strong Destroys The World by Kwame Mbalia

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adventurous funny inspiring medium-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

A great continuation of the Strong trilogy! The adventure continues with old and new faces. Although the conflict isn't quite new, I found that Mbalia gave it fresh life with the mystery and process to get to the climax of the story. It leaves on a cliffhanger, but our protagonist,Tristan, seems to have come into his potential and is ready to face the big bad once and for all.
Maame by Jessica George

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

I loved the audio book. Heavy topics, but an engaging and loveable protagonist. Listening to her journey through grief and growing up held my heart and mind with every chapter.
Midnight Ruin by Katee Robert

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

3.75

I'm getting used to the romance genre and Robert's writing style. Overall plot of the series is getting good in this addition, and spice continues to maintain.