Reviews

Man Made Monsters by Andrea L. Rogers

rrowanreads's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

jaiden_es's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

thealien_em's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

rogue_leader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

vivo_morior's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

gigireadswithkiki's review

dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

This book was just OK honestly I almost DNFed multiple times. 

The atmosphere was creepy and chilling at times but I feel like a lot of the stories  lagged for me. It was interesting to see the way that Andrea L. Rogers carried the line of an indigenous family through multiple centuries of time, but I feel like a lot of the times the purpose got lost and tangled. It didn’t feel like any of the  family members had anything in common except for the fact that they were related by blood. Each time a new story started, it felt like the author spent far too much time trying to connect the character to who they were related to which pointless considering the family tree at the beginning of the book.

I liked the way the author explored indigenous folklore and American horror elements but overall, I was not super impressed by this collection of short stories.

jillmarlo's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

pyretic's review against another edition

1.0

I did not finish the book because I didn't enjoy it and it's not my genre of book.

juels's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.75

mrsmerchant_'s review against another edition

I just couldn’t get into it….