arthmt's reviews
206 reviews

We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson

emotional informative inspiring reflective

4.0

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

4.0

The Governess Game by Tessa Dare

3.0

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

Just not into it at the moment

Tales of the Celestial Kingdom by Sue Lynn Tan

3.5

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare

funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

Ivey's writing is beautiful in its ability to write about the simple. She describes a scene so that the reader could smell the environment. It was very easy to visualize the story as I was listening. 

That being said, this book was not for me. I'm not a fan of trauma and how it entangles itself into many relationships. All I could think while listening was how multiple adults were letting down this little girl. I did not connect with any character and was not a fan of the ending. 

I can appreciate the decisions that were made in the writing but I was just not the proper audience to embrace them. 

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

First book great.

Second book, not great.

Third book so not great that I stopped paying attention while it played. 

I'm parting ways with this series.