bookswithtrish's reviews
23 reviews

Dear Dolly: On Love, Life and Friendship, Collected wisdom from her Sunday Times Style Column by Dolly Alderton

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

Three Sisters by Heather Morris

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

After the Tampa by Abbas Nazari

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Deportation, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, War, Death, Racism, Mass/school shootings, and Islamophobia

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious 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

5.0

Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Torture, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, War, Pregnancy, Child death, Violence, Murder, Genocide, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Deportation, Physical abuse, Death, and Antisemitism

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

adventurous emotional funny informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Everything Feels Like The End Of The World by Else Fitzgerald

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

November 9 by Colleen Hoover

sad slow-paced

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

2.0

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative 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? N/A

4.75