A Reading Journal
Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: An absolutely fascinating and funny collection on essays that explore roles, trends, and stereotypes for black actors in horror Essays: Every essay was interesting, though occasionally bogged down with walls of text examples. I also felt two of the later essays could have come earlier - overall... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: A fantastically strong collection, there were of course misses but mostly wins! Plot: Nearly every story had a good clear plot, some of the more experimental ones were harder to find but on the whole these were great.Characters: The characters were in general not the focus but... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley via the Publisher - thank you!TL;DR: Miss this. So heavy handed it suffocated any chance at a good story. Plot: A deeply anxious and panic riddled young girl gets tangled between two ridiculous 'plots'. It's so thin and unbelievable it's hard to describe.Characters: Embodiment of panic and fear and embodiment of awkward 'truly... Continue Reading →
Source: Netgalley, many thanks to the pubsliher!!TL; DR: Not for me. The characters in this were flatter than cardboard. I sincerely loved the ideas here but I couldn't handle those characters. Plot: The plot in this felt like it had some really 'important things' to say but was lost in the noiseCharacters: Pick up a... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: If you enjoy non-stop YA fantasy this is the one for you. I really enjoyed a lot of this but found the pace way to fast. Plot: So fast it actually felt unrelenting. There was almost no rest time between 'events' - the biggest flaw of the... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley - Many thanks to the publisher!TL;DR: Diet House of Leaves - Not for me Plot: The first quarter was great but it slowly devolved in the House of Leaves of it all and I was outCharacters: I did like the characters! I really enjoyed the insight into their thoughts thanks to the format... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher! Tl;DR: A fun rom-com, it didn't quite click for me but I do recommend it if it interests you! Plot: This felt very much like a standard 'rom-com'. There was a TON of internal monologue which felt like it interrupted the plotCharacters: Fairly standard - one note... Continue Reading →
Source: Netgalley & the Publisher - Many thanks!TL;DR: Ultimately felt as if trauma was present for nothing besides the sake of trauma. This caused the story to feel disjointed and lacking. Plot: The first five chapters ultimately felt needless to the larger plot - Antsy forgets everything that happened for the next 90% of the... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley - many many many thanks to the publisher!Tl;DR: A shocking and twisted horror novel with fascinating themes - especially for the Art Nerds out there! Plot: This is straight down the barrel of the plot - the characters are just driving to the ultimate conclusion the whole timeCharacters: An initial onslaught of characters... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley, thanks to the publisher!TL;DR: A very cute, low angst romance about to neurodivergent people. If it at all sounds appealing to you, you're going to love it. Thoughts: Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese has taken a simple romance formula and made it welcoming in a way I didn’t expect. This... Continue Reading →
