bluehillsgreenriver's reviews
77 reviews

Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous dark hopeful tense 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

Fuck, now I have to wait till the next one. 

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

challenging funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Great scenes (being chased by the Starbucks) and powerful social commentary (on gentrification, racism), but characters and plot where a let down. 

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard

informative medium-paced

4.0

Good but why is everyone who writes about Ancient Rome right wing or a weird centrist?

A History of Kindness by Linda Hogan
Did not finish book. Stopped at 85%.

Loved the sense of place, how alive the world seems. I’ll come back to it

Ten Days That Shook the World by John Reed

informative inspiring tense fast-paced

4.0

Fascinating, on the ground account of the revolution.  But I frequently felt lost, unable to follow because I don’t know the history well enough. 

Convergence by Zoraida Córdova

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Fun, but it didn’t sell me on the new time period. 

The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy by Moiya McTier

funny informative medium-paced

4.75

Clever, informative, occasionally silly, and great audiobook to listen to while running errands. 

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I thought the book dragged a bit, and I was planning to take a break from the series, but that ending went hard. 

Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor by Kim Kelly

dark hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

Necessary reading!

Changeless by Gail Carriger

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

I love this series, which is extremely witty and funny. Top notch audiobook performance. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Colonisation