alexmbateau's reviews
144 reviews

The Conductors by Nicole Glover
Did not finish book.

I made it through the first 30 pages and then I had to let it go. The move seems to be dominated by exposition instead of character development. I found myself confused by some of the dialogue, a number of characters were introduced very quickly with no context. Also, descriptors like "panic" seem ill suited in the context they were used in. Ultimately I found myself asking: Is it bad writing, poor editing or a style of mystery writing I'm unfamiliar with?

Whatever the answer is, given how many novels I am excited to explore in my free time, I want to make sure I focus on writing that adds to my joy. Unfortunately The Conductors doesn’t see to be one of those books.

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Did not finish book.

I got 104pgs in, and I just couldn’t continue reading a novel that jumps across 300 years and in this universe ZERO Black people exist #sigh.

Black Cool: One Thousand Streams of Blackness by Rebecca Walker

3.0

Southern Horrors: Women and the Politics of Rape and Lynching by Crystal N. Feimster

4.0

At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance--A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power by Danielle L. McGuire

4.0

A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story by Elaine Brown

3.0

Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

4.0

The Accidental Santera by Irete Lazo

4.0

Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

4.0