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196 reviews
Slugs by Shaun Hutson
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Drowning by T.J. Newman
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Horns by Joe Hill
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The Fireman by Joe Hill
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Christmas, Pursued by a Bear by Ryann Fletcher
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
dark
sad
tense
fast-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
2.0
Christmas, Pursued by a Bear by Ryann Fletcher
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
As someone who grew up reading heteronormative werewolf books, I was so excited to finally read a book about a gay werebear and her girlfriend enjoying the holidays. I watch Hallmark Christmas movies every year and I was really hoping for a cheesy love story with a twist. Did I finish it? Yes. Did I enjoy it? In parts. Did it meet my expectations? No.
I was expecting a fun, fruity, festive tale of a wildlife photographer on the hunt for the perfect shot and a werebear trying to get by in a world not made to handle supernatural problems. This was not the story I read. I’m not sure about other readers, but I didn’t feel any chemistry between the main protagonists, Andie the photographer and Cat the werebear, and the only things they had in common are their love of nature and that they find each other attractive. Andie is constantly broke and Cat is always worrying about her sister and these two boys they took with them from the cultish werebear community they were raised in, they’re all werebears. They get a fifth one about the halfway mark, a teenager thrown out by her foster parents after her first shift.
Brief angst, the villain of the book (a company called Syndicorp) was dealt with quickly without much of a struggle. The stakes don’t feel particularly high so there’s no sense of reward for finding out the evil corporate business are pulling out indefinitely from the plan to build luxury condos in a local reservation. Andie was finally useful and caught some footage of poachers hunting the transformed werebears, who they thought were just bears, and that's how Syndicorp is chased away by the use of bad publicity.
I was expecting a fun, fruity, festive tale of a wildlife photographer on the hunt for the perfect shot and a werebear trying to get by in a world not made to handle supernatural problems. This was not the story I read. I’m not sure about other readers, but I didn’t feel any chemistry between the main protagonists, Andie the photographer and Cat the werebear, and the only things they had in common are their love of nature and that they find each other attractive. Andie is constantly broke and Cat is always worrying about her sister and these two boys they took with them from the cultish werebear community they were raised in, they’re all werebears. They get a fifth one about the halfway mark, a teenager thrown out by her foster parents after her first shift.
Brief angst, the villain of the book (a company called Syndicorp) was dealt with quickly without much of a struggle. The stakes don’t feel particularly high so there’s no sense of reward for finding out the evil corporate business are pulling out indefinitely from the plan to build luxury condos in a local reservation. Andie was finally useful and caught some footage of poachers hunting the transformed werebears, who they thought were just bears, and that's how Syndicorp is chased away by the use of bad publicity.