morganmay's reviews
102 reviews

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

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dark sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

Idk. This started soooo slow imo. Then the second half really picked up but I didn’t love the ending personally. Also a lot of casual racist phrases? Like I know it’s supposed to be the 80s but come on 

Absolutely by far the coolest book cover though. Genius idea to make it look like a VHS tape. 
Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this!! Definitely look at TW especially if you have/want children but it was super interesting!! 
Death Note, Vol. 3: Hard Run by Tsugumi Ohba

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fast-paced

4.0

Death Note, Vol. 2: Confluence by Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba

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fast-paced

4.0

Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom by Tsugumi Ohba

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4.0

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

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

3.0

Ehhhh there’s quite a bit of weird racist remarks from/about characters. And I reallllly am not a fan of “it was just a coincidence” type endings :P
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

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dark sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Ehh? First of all, it’s a huge bummer. I think I’m just the wrong audience maybe? I did not love reading about a life altering pandemic so soon after Covid. AND there’s soooo many stressful reminders about things like climate change and late stage capitalism in every chapter. ALSO I just generally don’t love when a book does have classic beginning/middle/end structure. This is written like a bunch of diary entries from like 30 people who all live in the same universe, but who (mostly) don’t know each other. Idk. I was bored the last half. It seems like what each character wanted to say was “Man. Living here in the future sucks and is so stressful. I wish the people I loved hadn’t died!!” The euthanization theme park was interesting! I would’ve enjoyed a whole book about just the folks from that chapter! 
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

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

5.0

I love suburban momstery thriller!!!! I had no idea what was happening and I loved it!! I read the entire second half of the book all in one sitting basically bc I couldn’t put it down. 
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

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dark 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? Yes

3.5

3.5 stars. I really liked the concept, and I like that the sisters’ relationship was believable, but the story is super predictable and wasn’t the most exciting. 
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

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dark funny informative sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I love dinosaurs and I love Dr. Grant!!! I cannot believe how different this is from the movie and I can’t wait to see what the other books are about???