if i had a nickel for every time i rated the first book in a series 5 stars and could barely get through the second one i'd actually have a fuck ton oif i had a nickel for every time i rated the first book in a series 5 stars and could barely get through the second one i'd actually have a fuck ton of nickels so this is probably a me problem honestly ¯\_(�)_/¯...more
I've been trying to get through this for months and I think it's time to accept I'm just not that into it. The first book I thought waDNF @ around 45%
I've been trying to get through this for months and I think it's time to accept I'm just not that into it. The first book I thought was promising but the way this one is split up has made me realize that the only character I even mildly care about is Gabriel and even then unfortunately he's no Mia Corvere and this series is no Nevernight. Maybe I'll feel the urge to come back to it later but for now I'm just not into it enough for how ridiculously long these are. ...more
I received an ARC copy of this book from NetGalley
actual rating: 2.5
Most people seemed to really like this one so don't put too much stock in my revieI received an ARC copy of this book from NetGalley
actual rating: 2.5
Most people seemed to really like this one so don't put too much stock in my review. I thought about rounding this up to 3 stars but I was so bored with it that I ended up skimming at least half of it and my general rule is that when I start skimming it gets an automatic 2 stars. There's nothing technically 'wrong' with this, it's well written in that there are not a lot of glaring grammatical errors and the pacing and structure is decent, but I just found all the characters to be incredibly two dimensional and never really connected with any of them and unfortunately that will make or break a book for me. The first few chapters were promising but to me they just never really developed to an extent that would make me care about what happened to them. ...more
Gonna give this one a 2.5 rounded up to a 3 because there isn't really anything technically wrong with it, I'm just still not interested in iDNF @ 45%
Gonna give this one a 2.5 rounded up to a 3 because there isn't really anything technically wrong with it, I'm just still not interested in it almost halfway through. Basically I got sucked in by the whole 'horror book set in the 90s with the title of a Nine Inch Nails song' thing and unfortunately for me this isn't really delivering on the 90s nostalgia the way I want it to and also the actual plot isn't interesting enough for me to stick around for that either.
If you're just really into mermaids you might like this but for me it jumps around too much and didn't really do anything to make me care about any of the characters and the only thing that even really dates it to the 90s is that they'll randomly mention a song playing on the radio or a type of technology that would be considered outdated today. Probably a fine read if you're just looking for a run-of-the-mill horror book but I was hoping for something that leaned a bit more towards My Best Friend's Exorcism with the nostalgia factor....more
I received an ARC copy of this book from Edelweiss
Really enjoyed this one! I'm a sucker for books with two different timelines that slowly become moreI received an ARC copy of this book from Edelweiss
Really enjoyed this one! I'm a sucker for books with two different timelines that slowly become more and more connected over time and I thought this one did a really good job of keeping up the suspense in both the past and present and enjoyed a bit of a different take on the supernatural creatures. Really liked all the characters and the ending as well. ...more
Really love the art and character design and in theory I like the premise as well but I just felt like there was something that wasn't connecting withReally love the art and character design and in theory I like the premise as well but I just felt like there was something that wasn't connecting with the plot. Got about halfway through and realized that I neither knew nor cared what was going on and decided to just flip through the rest to look at the art. Not sure if this would have benefitted from being shorter or maybe having fewer characters but I felt like I was getting whiplash with how much it skipped around and kept throwing in new people and plot points. ...more
This was pretty cute and I absolutely love Bunnicula but I just don't think the graphic novel aspect really added much to the story.actual rating: 3.5
This was pretty cute and I absolutely love Bunnicula but I just don't think the graphic novel aspect really added much to the story. The art style and page layouts are all pretty basic and for some reason the artist absolutely cannot draw Chester's face at all. Seriously it's just like ok here's a regular dog face and a regular rabbit face and then for some reason the cat looks like Vladislav in that one scene from What We Do in the Shadows. Absolutely baffling. Still, it would be a good substitute for kids who are more likely to read a graphic novel than a book since it follows the original basically to the letter....more
I think I'm just too asexual to read this book and I genuinely can't tell if the main character is supposed to be as annoying as he is DNF @ about 30%
I think I'm just too asexual to read this book and I genuinely can't tell if the main character is supposed to be as annoying as he is or if the author actually thinks this POV is charming. Honorable mention to the several times he assures us that he will absolutely go down on a woman #thisiswhatafeministlookslike lmao. Truly thought I could get through it just by laughing at how pretentious and ridiculous it is but I'm out!...more
Moving Pictures aside, I think the Industrial Revolution series is one of my favorite Discworld miniseries and this was such a fun read. William, SachMoving Pictures aside, I think the Industrial Revolution series is one of my favorite Discworld miniseries and this was such a fun read. William, Sacharissa, and Otto were such fun characters and I wish we had another book focusing on them [although I'm very glad that the fandom just took one look at them and went yeah, they're definitely a thruple. Much better option that Pratchett's usual 'well he's the main male character and she's the only woman in the book so obviously they end up together' style of romance]. Also liked that Vimes was portrayed as such a jerk in this because I honestly think he comes off as a jerk a lot of the time in his OWN books even though I love him but it's still nice to see him from someone else's point of view like this. And of course I'm always here for the Vetinari cameos. Overall just a really fun read. ...more
Overall a pretty good end to the series although I am once again missing the extended cast, especially since we only really got one novel with the newOverall a pretty good end to the series although I am once again missing the extended cast, especially since we only really got one novel with the new vampire lady and I was really enjoying her interactions with Angua and Cheery. Can definitely see why this is a lot of people's favorite Discworld series and I absolutely love Vimes and Vetinari - they're probably my favorite characters besides Moist - but I also think a lot of the things the officers do throughout the series haven't necessarily aged well in a lot of ways. But I recognize that most of these books were written quite a while ago and also that the message of a lot of these books is very explicitly acceptance of people from different cultures so I can't really blame him for some of the other stuff that was more a product of its time. ...more
I know this is a lot of people's favorite Discworld book and it is a really good book [enough so to make me not go full cinema sins picking apart the I know this is a lot of people's favorite Discworld book and it is a really good book [enough so to make me not go full cinema sins picking apart the time travel mechanics like I usually do lol] but I was just really missing the extended cast of characters here and while it's great to see Vimes interacting with a younger version of himself [and also young Vetinari!!!] I was just really feeling the lack of everyone else throughout the entire book....more
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