bookish_ghost_girl's reviews
130 reviews

The Book That Broke the World by Mark Lawrence

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith O'Brien

adventurous challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

Aviation wasn't ever something that I was interested in while growing up. While, I don't remember where I first heard about this book, it was an interesting read. Outside of Amelia Earhart, reading the book made it feel like female aviators were often brushed under the rug and forgotten about. It was interesting to read and learn about some of the other women who were flying at the same time as Amelia. Reading through the book was like a history lesson on what female aviators/pilots went through as they began flying in the 1920/30's.

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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? No

4.5

Adorable!! A few of the characters were a tad annoying at some points but still loveable and there was a spot toward the end of the book that seemed kind of random and thrown in there even though it was part of the story. I almost wanted it to keep going, but the ending was good and made it seem like there could be more. 

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I don't know if it was because I had heard/read spoilers when the movie came out, but the story felt a bit flat. It was interesting to see Snow turn into the person that we see in the trilogy and to see how things start lining up with what we already know.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: War

Ricochet by Kellyn Carni

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

As a what if/speculative story, it was an interesting read and I was trying not to compare it to a different novel on Anastasia that has a similar concept, and that I read recently. 

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Violence

Returns by Mark Lawrence

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence

adventurous challenging funny inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.75

The Exchange reminded me of "the wood between worlds" in 'The Magician's Nephew' by CS Lewis. There were a few other moments that reminded me of 'Prince Caspian' and 'The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.' As I read it, there was a small part of it that also gave off a slight dystopian vibe, though it wasn't much or really that noticeable. Outside of that, I enjoy reading it and had to read a few parts again because of what was happening. 

Agent 355 by Marie Benedict

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

3.0

Amelia's Shadow by Marie Benedict

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

3.5

Having visited the town that Amelia Earhart grew up in and seeing the Lockheed Electra 10E airplane, the same one that Amelia flew when she disappeared, this story caught my attention. Although it is from the perspective of Ruth Nichols, I liked how it gave a different look into what it was like as a female pilot during the early 1900's.

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

adventurous funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

This had been sitting on my shelf for a few years before I decided to pick it up and read it. I had seen the limited series on Netflix last year, so I was picturing that while reading the book. Some points were a little confusing with the back and forth, and remembering which year and part of the war that was taking place. Other then that it was an enjoyable book and a smooth and easy read.