other books i’ve read –>

the alchemist

– paulo coelho

probably on my top favorite books of all time. the narration and the story- telling fits the fantasy theme so perfectly. i tend to enjoy the rather poetic narrations, and i seem to have a bias towards books where the setting is somewhere in the desert! if i can recommend one book that you read from this list, it would be this one 100%!

the little prince

– antoine de saint-exupéry

another fan favorite! also has a rather poetic narration. what i love the most about the book is that in its whole its a symbolism; the children’s book appearance supports its theme and makes the message a lot more meaningful. i wish i knew french as i believe reading the original words might leave a different impact!

the ocean at the end of the lane

– neil gaiman

i admit that i picked up this book because i enjoy neil gaiman’s work and this one was another one of those children horror books (though i wouldn’t particularly recommend this book to kids..) it kept me hooked and i ended up speeding through it! the open-ended conclusion left me wondering, and that’s usually a sign that i liked the book!

the book of lost things

– john connolly

i found this book while looking for books similar to coraline, but i did not expect it to be another nostalgic-themed book. it had reimagined “horror” versions of fairytales which was cool but i also kind of got bored of that trope. however the original fantasy stories of the book were nice and the ending was quite a twist!

the tainted cup

– robert jackson bennett

i have a lot of critique for this book honestly, and apart from the f-bombs, i really think this is a young adult’s book. the pacing was too slow and after reading the resolution i dropped it. i was just no longer interested in the story, there’s apparently a second book but i doubt i’ll read it. spoilers: the main character is literally gojo :sob:

i who have never known men

– jacqueline harpman

i could have finished this book in one sitting, but i did in two :p it was nothing like i expected it to be, very intense dystopian themes and i loved the storytelling. this might be spoilers but i kinda hoped for a different ending, because there was no closure and i think that was what kept me hooked. the fact that i was hoping at the end i will understand everything but nope.. still deserves five stars!

strange houses

– uketsu

i think this was a fun new book to try and i like the unique themes it had. however, i feel like the translation was not the most interesting which makes me recommend this book to people who don’t read as much since its easy and there’s a lot of pictures :p im not a big fan of dialogue and direct translations, i also did not appreciate that the translator mixed in his own ideas which the author was against!

strange pictures

– uketsu

to be honest, after reading this book i decreased the rating of strange houses! strange pictures is more thrilling and less absurd in comparison (not that the whole plot isnt absurd or anything, but less!!), there were some interesting plot twists but i still think the level of writing is elementary. what struck me the most in this book was the way the story flowed and the order it was narrated, i thought it was neat.