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134 reviews
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
The language was just too childish for my taste
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
I wanted to love this I really did and while the writing is beautiful and I loved the parts that talked about mental health, I just could not get myself to care about the characters at all.
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
You create a small world for yourselves, and for you both only, sitting on this sofa, looking out at a world which has a tendency to engulf even the most alive.
I wanted to love this I really did and while the writing is beautiful and I loved the parts that talked about mental health, I just could not get myself to care about the characters at all.
Dune by Frank Herbert
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
A whispered command behind them demanded silence “the desert hears you!”
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Picked this up because spring felt like the perfect time to do so and this was just everything thing I never knew I needed. It felt the warmest hug possible and as a young person about to start living this could not have come at a better time as it is the perfect coming of age narrative.
Anne we’ll meet again.
Anne we’ll meet again.
You Talkin' To Me?: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama by Sam Leith
medium-paced
3.0
One of the more fun textbooks to read for uni.
Oroonoko by Aphra Behn
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
‘And by the way, whatever happened to your mother?’
‘She died,’ I replied.
‘Died? What of?’
‘I don’t know really. Sadness, maybe. She sighed a lot.’
‘That’s bad. Every sigh is like a drop of your life being swallowed up.’