alannah_rose's reviews
251 reviews

Babel by R.F. Kuang

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.75

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

3.75

really not the direction i was expecting the story to go?? beautifully written and exploring themes of grief and love and acceptance and the characters were unlikeable yet you couldn’t help but root for them and all in all i’m just confused about how to feel tbh

The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary

emotional lighthearted 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

2.25

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

reflective slow-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

3.0

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

so inspiring and heartwarming. all the elements of the story are woven together so neatly and cleverly. i loved it.

Stop Surviving Start Fighting by Jazz Thornton

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

beautiful and gut wrenching and inspiring and something i learnt so much from but honestly it just read so repetitively

Happy Place by Emily Henry

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

liked the beginning , liked the end, hated the middle. still good but far from emily henry’s best

A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.5