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63 reviews

The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good? by Michael J. Sandel

informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

Very insightful but at certain points repetitive. I enjoyed the history of meritocracy and the connections to religion particularly. 

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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? Yes

4.0

This was the most difficult book for me to get through in the series. It started very slow… 

I hope Percy gets his senses back and also I still don’t know why Harry was not chosen as perfect. I will have to read the next book to find out I guess. Also, I hated Umbridge so much, I was  smiling so hard when she was hauled away by those centaurs. Hagrid’s plot with his halfbrother was less fun to read. I also still really want to meet Slytherins who are not evil.

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Lesbianism looks real good after reading this.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

I love Sirius Black and I feel like this book really had more of an emotional/darker theme. It was the first time I truly realised how alone Harry is in this world. I feel so bad for him…

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

adventurous informative inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

adventurous informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

adventurous informative medium-paced

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

2.0

This book was a waste of my time. I could not stand Daisy Jones. She was a rocked out drug addict who somehow had the sun shining out of her ass. She was amazing and talented at everything while the author states that she puts no effort in learning anything about the art. The constant drooling over what a cool person Daisy Jones was supposed to be made no sense. She was a crude selfish addict, and addicts are rarely beautiful. I was supposed to believe she did all this growth outside of the book and I should just take the author’s word for it.
*SPOILERS*
 Billy’s last relapse also seemed to come out of nowhere. The revelation that Julia was the one writing the thing also fell flat. The characters were semi interesting but overall I wish I had not wasted my money on this book.

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Starting this book I did not really get it, but as soon as I understood it was just a big web of relationships I could not put it down. Best book I read this year!