Couldn’t really empathise with Del. Hated Charlie. Hated the whole plot around Charlie from start to finish, actually. The writing was decent and god, I wanted to like this book so badly but I just couldn’t deal with the characters.
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warriorbarrd reviewed The flywheel by Erin Gough
Seventeen-year-old Delilah's crazy life is about to get crazier. Ever since her father took off …
Review of 'The flywheel' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Contains:
- [Four Past Midnight][1]
- [Needful Things][2]
[1]: openlibrary.org/works/OL81606W [2]: openlibrary.org/works/OL81607W/Needful_Things
Review of 'Stephen King: Stories That Thrill, and a Novel That Chills...from Stephen King : Four Past Midnight/Needful Things' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Overrated. Boring. Disturbing in the wrong ways.
Has King never heard of pacing or editing or even character development? You could say he’s good at world-building except describing a town for 500 pages isn’t what I would call good world-building.
It certainly has it’s creepy moments but ho-ly SHIT was this book long and filled with unnecessary scenes and exposition and I feel like I wasted a good portion of my life trying (several times over several years) to finish this bloody novel. HOW was this thing allowed to get so fucking long??
Did I finish it? Yes. Was I happy that I put effort into finishing it? Not at all.
This book was racist, homophobic, and sexist and before you argue with me, just don’t.
King’s preoccupation with Bev’s 11-year-old body (in particular her breasts and panties) is honestly worrisome and I DO NOT CARE WHAT THE “REASONING” WAS. …
Overrated. Boring. Disturbing in the wrong ways.
Has King never heard of pacing or editing or even character development? You could say he’s good at world-building except describing a town for 500 pages isn’t what I would call good world-building.
It certainly has it’s creepy moments but ho-ly SHIT was this book long and filled with unnecessary scenes and exposition and I feel like I wasted a good portion of my life trying (several times over several years) to finish this bloody novel. HOW was this thing allowed to get so fucking long??
Did I finish it? Yes. Was I happy that I put effort into finishing it? Not at all.
This book was racist, homophobic, and sexist and before you argue with me, just don’t.
King’s preoccupation with Bev’s 11-year-old body (in particular her breasts and panties) is honestly worrisome and I DO NOT CARE WHAT THE “REASONING” WAS. The fucking child sex scenes were revolting. If you think it was necessary for the “plot” then I think you need to go see someone professional to castrate you. Just sayin.
The story of misfit high-school girl, Carrie White, who gradually discovers that she has telekinetic …
Review of 'Carrie (Los Jet De Plaza & Janes. Biblioteca De Stephen King. 102, 8)' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Overrated. Boring. Disturbing in the wrong ways.
Has King never heard of pacing or editing or even character development? You could say he’s good at world-building except describing a town for 500 pages isn’t what I would call good world-building.
It certainly has it’s creepy moments but ho-ly SHIT was this book long and filled with unnecessary scenes and exposition and I feel like I wasted a good portion of my life trying (several times over several years) to finish this bloody novel. HOW was this thing allowed to get so fucking long??
Did I finish it? Yes. Was I happy that I put effort into finishing it? Not at all.
This book was racist, homophobic, and sexist and before you argue with me, just don’t.
King’s preoccupation with Bev’s 11-year-old body (in particular her breasts and panties) is honestly worrisome and I DO NOT CARE WHAT THE “REASONING” WAS. …
Overrated. Boring. Disturbing in the wrong ways.
Has King never heard of pacing or editing or even character development? You could say he’s good at world-building except describing a town for 500 pages isn’t what I would call good world-building.
It certainly has it’s creepy moments but ho-ly SHIT was this book long and filled with unnecessary scenes and exposition and I feel like I wasted a good portion of my life trying (several times over several years) to finish this bloody novel. HOW was this thing allowed to get so fucking long??
Did I finish it? Yes. Was I happy that I put effort into finishing it? Not at all.
This book was racist, homophobic, and sexist and before you argue with me, just don’t.
King’s preoccupation with Bev’s 11-year-old body (in particular her breasts and panties) is honestly worrisome and I DO NOT CARE WHAT THE “REASONING” WAS. The fucking child sex scenes were revolting. If you think it was necessary for the “plot” then I think you need to go see someone professional to castrate you. Just sayin.
warriorbarrd rated The mermaid's madness: 3 stars
The mermaid's madness by Jim C. Hines (Fantasy DAW)
"There is an old story--you might have heard it--about a young mermaid, the daughter of a king, who saved the …
warriorbarrd rated Stray City: A Novel: 1 star
warriorbarrd reviewed Not Your Sidekick by C. B. Lee (Sidekick Squad, #1)
Welcome to Andover… where superpowers are common, but internships are complicated. Just ask high school …
Review of 'Not Your Sidekick' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Terrible. Couldn’t even make it halfway through. The idea was great - the execution was beyond terrible. The writing was stilted and unrealistic, every character was a token something (it didn’t feel like representation, it was forced and written badly).
Just ... bad writing. Bad character development.
I’m very glad I got this from the library and didn’t have to pay for it. I couldn’t recommend this to anyone, not even kids.
warriorbarrd reviewed Girl hearts girl by Lucy Sutcliffe
Review of 'Girl hearts girl' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I loved this book. The ONLY thing I would've liked is a little bit more detail toward the end of the book, about Lucy and Kaelyn's relationship. The little things. But wonderful book!
warriorbarrd reviewed The Diabolic by S J Kincaid
Review of 'The Diabolic' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
I reeeeeally wanted to like this book. It had such a good premise. But it had a classic case of Boring with a touch of Bad Writing. It also had one of my most hated things: forced hetero romance and unrequited lesbian love (spoiler alert: the BYG trope plays in here).
The writing was unclear a lot of the time, and while sometimes Nemesis' journey to feeling emotions was done well, otherwise it was clunky and just pushing and forcing a boring romance that you could see coming a mile away.
I feel like there needed to be a map of the ship at the front of the book, because everything had names but there was no way to orientate yourself because nothing was ever described in relation to each other. It really stunted the imagination.
I just absolutely couldn't get into this book. It had its moments but honestly? …
I reeeeeally wanted to like this book. It had such a good premise. But it had a classic case of Boring with a touch of Bad Writing. It also had one of my most hated things: forced hetero romance and unrequited lesbian love (spoiler alert: the BYG trope plays in here).
The writing was unclear a lot of the time, and while sometimes Nemesis' journey to feeling emotions was done well, otherwise it was clunky and just pushing and forcing a boring romance that you could see coming a mile away.
I feel like there needed to be a map of the ship at the front of the book, because everything had names but there was no way to orientate yourself because nothing was ever described in relation to each other. It really stunted the imagination.
I just absolutely couldn't get into this book. It had its moments but honestly? Nah.
warriorbarrd rated Of Fire and Stars: 3 stars
Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst (Of Fire and Stars, #1)
Betrothed since childhood to the prince of Mynaria, Princess Dennaleia has always known what her future holds. Her marriage will …
warriorbarrd rated The Stepsister Scheme: 3 stars
The Stepsister Scheme by Jim C. Hines (Princess Series, #1)
What would happen if an author went back to the darker themes of the original fairy tales for his plots, …
warriorbarrd rated Guai qi gu er yuan: 2 stars
warriorbarrd rated An Abundance of Katherines: 2 stars
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, John Green - undifferentiated
Katherine V thought boys were gross Katherine X just wanted to be friends Katherine XVIII dumped him in an e-mail …
warriorbarrd rated John Green The Collection: 3 stars
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Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was …