Author: healdollemily
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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
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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.
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The Housemaid (The Housemaid #1)
Despite predictable, heavy-handed twists, brisk pacing and nuanced characters make The Housemaid an engaging read. 7/10
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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
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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.
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Strange Houses
Creepy moments aside, Strange Houses leans on absurd logic, flat characters, and clunky style—never awful, just underwhelming. 3.5/10.
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The Big Vanilla Expanded Mod Review
The Vanilla Expanded mods for Rimworld are not vanilla+ friendly anymore. This review goes through every mod and rates it based on how well it fits the game.
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Strange Pictures
A brisk, Japanese mystery that starts strong with eerie visuals but loses steam. Still a fun, quick read—just don’t expect Poirot-level twists.
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I Shall Never Fall In Love
LGBT book club pick had good intentions but fell short. Predictable plot, similar characters, and forced conflicts made it boring. Some progressive themes felt lazy. Not terrible, but not great either. 4/10.
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The Poppy War (The Poppy War #1)
The Poppy War starts strong but falters with pacing and world building issues. The historical parallels and unaddressed character flaws mar the narrative. 2/10