birdieandthebooks7's reviews
442 reviews

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman

Go to review page

inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I read this book when I was a kid and I haven't reread it since. So this was a lovely reread
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

Go to review page

emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Bemused by Farrah Rochon

Go to review page

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

I absolutely love this seeing the backstory of the muses that are focused on in Hercules Disney's version
The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton

Go to review page

lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

Foster by Claire Keegan

Go to review page

sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong

Go to review page

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

First 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ of the year.This was the right book at the right time. It just felt like a warm blanket of a book
Hild by Nicola Griffith

Go to review page

adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.75

Mistletoe at Jameson ranch by Anna Grace

Go to review page

emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

The Selkie Santa by Lilith Stone

Go to review page

fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated

3.5