_ziyodan's reviews
107 reviews

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

The Truants by Kate Weinberg

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This would have been good if it wasn't so stupid

My Body Keeps Your Secrets by Lucia Osborne-Crowley
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

decided to dnf because the mental anguish I experience every time I read 'woman and non binary people' when she really means 'women and non binary people I treat as women' will be too much

My Friend Fox by Heidi Everett

1.5

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction by Joshua Whitehead

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I loved this book, its logic was so clear while being a comprehensive look at the problems with all manner of paid work and the relationships between jobs of different levels of bullshit. Most of the content makes me feel pretty hopeless, but also by laying out the problem so clearly it helps me think that it is solvable. And of course the last chapter is particularly hopeful and offers up UBI as an achievable solution. Definitely the kind of book everyone should read (I can dream) and I will definitely read David Graeber's other works.

Night Cry by Borja González

lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I'm so disappointed :'((( this started out strong and introduced a lot of interesting themes but ended up not following through on any of it and being emotionally distant and boring.

There was no point where I thought Anna's affection for Leviathan was believable at all, and it felt like any relationship they had outside of business happened somewhere off the page.

Seeing a lot of reviews talking about the grey morality in this book which was one of the main parts which started well and then got ignored. Definitely not well executed and not even an original concept to anyone who has experienced more than one piece of superhero media in their life.

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I LOVE THIS BOOK it makes me want to be alive thank you John Green