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Murder on the Flying Scotsman by Carola Dunn
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Completely unnecessary use of the W slur (an old British term usually used for people from the Indian subcontinent) ruined this book for me. I imagine the author was going for historical accuracy as the book is set in the 1920s but it added nothing to the narrative and the author managed elsewhere in the book to effectively demonstrate racial prejudice without resorting to using slurs so I'm not sure why it was so casually dropped in.
I couldn't stop thinking about it for the rest of the book. Even replayed that section to make sure I'd heard what I thought I did.
Another note though this does not affect my rating of the book: the narrator is atrocious. Her attempts at the accents, Scottish in particular, missed the mark by a country mile and she mispronounced a lot of British English words (place names for example) that would have been easy enough to look up.
I couldn't stop thinking about it for the rest of the book. Even replayed that section to make sure I'd heard what I thought I did.
Another note though this does not affect my rating of the book: the narrator is atrocious. Her attempts at the accents, Scottish in particular, missed the mark by a country mile and she mispronounced a lot of British English words (place names for example) that would have been easy enough to look up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia
Requiem for a Mezzo by Carola Dunn
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
Melmoth by Sarah Perry
Did not finish book. Stopped at 58%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 58%.
I enjoyed the writing style of this and the premise was intriguing but I ultimately gave up because neither of these things was enought to keep me engaged. If Perry was going for a creepy/unsettling feeling with the character of Melmoth, I don't think that was achieved. Not for me, unfortunately.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
I did not get good vibes from this book; from Lucien and Tamlin getting made at Feyre for their uncontrollable sexual urges (or something) to the way Feyre goes from having grown up hating the Fae/faeries because of the history of them enslaving her people to being essentially kidnapped and held prisoner by one, to getting sexy feelings for him all in the space of a few chapters. This book was not for me.
The Sprite and the Gardener by Rii Abrego, Joe Whitt
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
The Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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
Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A