Here will eventually be every review for everything I have read. For the time being only some of the more recent ones will be listed as transferring my older reviews to this new format requires a lot of manual labour and rewriting.
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean #3)
Onyx Storm is a filler-heavy, poorly edited mess: repetitive, immature, and obsessed with status quo. Sex scenes feel forced, world-building is shallow, and characters lack depth. A disappointing cash-grab. 2/10
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train is a bleak, slow-paced mystery with unlikeable characters, minimal growth, and a predictable ending, 6/10.
The Housemaid (The Housemaid #1)
Despite predictable, heavy-handed twists, brisk pacing and nuanced characters make The Housemaid an engaging read. 7/10
Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree
Funny but lore-light Elden Ring manga with rare trope restraint; starts rough, improves later, but slow releases hurt. 6.5/10
A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four (Sherlock Holmes #1-2)
Enjoyable but predictable start to Holmes. Fast setup, slow backstories, limited insight via Watson. Some dated views. Solid read, not gripping. 7/10.
Strange Houses
Creepy moments aside, Strange Houses leans on absurd logic, flat characters, and clunky style—never awful, just underwhelming. 3.5/10.