bambooboy's reviews
98 reviews

What's Going on in There?: How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life by Lise Eliot
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

TMI

Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

a very cute romance that inspired me to finally finish my pile of half-done projects🫣 i wish there were a yarn shop like that around me!

Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

i only wish there had been more scenes between her and cal; the book’s not your common fair in romance, which was refreshing, and the interactions wouldn’t have had to be romantic in nature, there just weren’t very many and their chemistry was lovely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol

Mine by A.K. Rose

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

read with zero information other than it was a “dark romance” and it was the only one not currently checked out. i’m not the person to ask for a rating because i can’t get down with mafia stories (i tried so hard to watch organized crime. huge stabler fan. i can’t handle “macho guys posturing with guns” storylines) and while i intellectually understand the interest in step sibling taboo, it’s not for me. i think the most interesting aspect of the story for me was the tobias/lazarus relationship, and if her paper ended being any good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol

Villette by Charlotte Brontë
Did not finish book. Stopped at 22%.

Too much French. Vile language 

The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.

psychologists think too much. 

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

dark mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol
Did not finish book. Stopped at 2%.

switched to different edition

Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.

need to reread the first one before i return to this one!

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
Did not finish book. Stopped at 36%.

this book is so well-written, and in another life i would have finished it. unfortunately, child separation makes me violently ill. this is not for me. i hope others read and enjoy though, as i said a really fantastic read otherwise ♥️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Alcohol