Kris Barilnik
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Not a critic, just emotional.
I don’t rate books, games or films by any fancy criteria — I’m not a critic.
Everything here is purely “did it make me
feel
something?” — and how strongly it did.
currently reading
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
· Eng ·
Goodreads
Kris' review will be soon…
Трудно быть богом
Стругацки
е · Rus ·
Goodreads
Kris' review will be soon…
read
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
★★★★★
Victoria E. Schwab · Eng ·
Goodreads
Never read anything like it. First book I’ve read by Schwab — and wow, she writes beautifully.
Onyx Storm
★★★★★
Rebecca Yarros · Eng ·
Goodreads
Sequel to
Iron Flame
. Had my heart stopping more times than I can count… and just pure heartbreak.
Iron Flame
★★★★★
Rebecca Yarros · Eng ·
Goodreads
The sequel to
Fourth Wing
. More politics, more scheming. So good it hurt.
Fourth Wing
★★★★★
Rebecca Yarros · Eng ·
Goodreads
Dragons. Magic. War college. The first in the series. Read it in a day and a half. Absolutely love it.
This Is How You Lose the Time War
★★★
Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone · Eng ·
Goodreads
Loved the concept, didn’t love the book.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
★★★★★
Philip K. Dick · Eng ·
Goodreads
Masterpiece. Gets you thinking about what’s
real
, what’s
made
, and how we treat the difference.
One Dark Window
★★★★★
Rachel Gillig
· Eng ·
Goodreads
One of my faves! A unique magic system based on cards and written in such a beautiful way.
Two Twisted Crowns
★★★★★
Rachel Gillig
· Eng ·
Goodreads
The sequel to
One Dark Window
. Still drop-dead gorgeous, still one of my absolute faves.
Beyond the Wand
★★★★★
Tom Felton · Eng ·
Goodreads
Sweet, sometimes sad, but a really interesting autobiography of Draco Malfoy (well… sort of).
Check & Mate
★★★★★
Ali Hazelwood
· Eng ·
Goodreads
I love chess. And Ali Hazelwood writes healthy romantic relationships. It’s brilliant.
Лето в пионерском галстуке
★★★★★
Катерина Сильванова
&
Елена Малисова
· Rus ·
Goodreads
Amazing atmosphere and strong camp vibes.
О чём молчит ласточка
★★★★
Катерина Сильванова
&
Елена Малисова
· Rus ·
Goodreads
Kinda boring in parts, but not a bad sequel.
The Culture Map
★★★★★
Erin Meyer · Eng ·
Goodreads
Read this before moving to the UK to better understand people from all over the world.
Highly recommend!
If We Were Villains
★★★★
M.L. Rio
· Eng ·
Goodreads
Really liked the Shakespeare bits. Reminded me of
Dark Pictures
games.
The Cruel Prince
★★
Holly Black · Eng ·
Goodreads
Loved the idea — modern world meets magic. But the whole bullying-in-a-romance thing? Yeah, hard pass.
The Wicked King
★★
Holly Black · Eng ·
Goodreads
The sequel to
The Cruel Prince
. I bought all three books at once. Fatal mistake. I read it… still don’t like it.
The Queen of Nothing
★★
Holly Black · Eng ·
Goodreads
The sequel to
The Wicked King
. Not my cup of tea, again. But it’s clearly got fans.
The Hunting Party
★★★★
Lucy Foley · Eng ·
Goodreads
Surprisingly decent. Got a bit lost with the characters, but the atmosphere was spot on.
Red Rising
★★★
Pierce Brown · Eng ·
Goodreads
I don’t even know... The first third was amazing, and then the main guy just annoyed the hell out of me.
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
★★
Eliezer Yudkowsky · Eng ·
Goodreads
Huge HP fan, love physics and logic — but this fanfic felt stuffy and boring.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
★★★★
Victor Hugo · Eng ·
Goodreads
Loved the story and the characters, but all the architecture chapters felt a bit much.
The Lost Café Schindler
★★★★★
Meriel Schindler · Eng ·
Goodreads
Huge HP fan, love physics and logic — but this fanfic felt stuffy and boring.
waiting their turn