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469 reviews
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-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
3.75
The Toll by Cherie Priest
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
If you're a fan of the Tiffany Aching, Discworld series, I think you'll find something to like here. Literally the only way this book would get less than five stars from me is because I want more. I'm hoping it is the start of a series that I can dive into. These characters have ensnared me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Gore and Vomit
The Man Who Found Out by Algernon Blackwood
2.75
A relatively boring story, not helped by a narrator's whose tone was that if one reading a jaunty Memoir rather than a haunting short story.
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
The story is just fine but the narrator is god awful with a girl's voice. I'll have to pick this one up in print and try again.
The Haunted Forest Tour by Jeff Strand, James A. Moore
Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
Not terribly written, but not terribly scary either
Velocities by Kathe Koja
Did not finish book. Stopped at 47%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 47%.
The author clearly had skills but none of the stories really gripped me.
Poor Things by Alasdair Gray
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Them by Mique Watson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
Disappointing - the premise was interesting but the writing was mediocre and the gore overdone. The scene in the abandoned house had me picturing god-awful practical effects and CGI. I couldn't find it funny because of the subject matter, so there was absolutely no benefit in continuing to read.
I love horror for the gradual, creeping unease. I read horror for those authors that can play my nerves like violin strings. I don't read horror because I want an unrealistic description of a gross (not scary, just gross) situation. Again, it’s a shame because I was very excited to read this book based on the blurb.
I love horror for the gradual, creeping unease. I read horror for those authors that can play my nerves like violin strings. I don't read horror because I want an unrealistic description of a gross (not scary, just gross) situation. Again, it’s a shame because I was very excited to read this book based on the blurb.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Pregnancy