abbyf's reviews
574 reviews

Spare by Prince Harry

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now by Philip Wang, Jeff Yang, Phil Yu

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

3.75

Icarus by K. Ancrum

emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

3.5

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman

challenging informative slow-paced

3.0

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

challenging informative inspiring reflective

4.5

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

3.5

Wolfsong by TJ Klune

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-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

3.75

Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior by Catherine Hanley

adventurous informative medium-paced

3.5

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

adventurous informative mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History by Philippa Gregory

informative reflective fast-paced

3.5