bridge_enginerd's Reviews (673)

The Hero of Ages

Brandon Sanderson

5.0

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Well of Ascension

Brandon Sanderson

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Mistborn

Brandon Sanderson

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Year Without a Name: A Memoir

Cyrus Grace Dunham

3.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Daydream

Hannah Grace

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

I think this is honestly my favorite romance novel that I’ve ever read. I wouldn’t hesitate to give it to a teenager as an example of how first times, relationships, and friendships can be incredibly healthy. This entire book is just…so cozy and loving.

Next of Kin

Hannah Bonam-Young

4.0

emotional hopeful 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: No

Content Warnings

Where the Library Hides

Isabel Ibañez

3.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’m really disappointed to say that this sequel was not nearly as good as the first.

Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer

Lynne Cox

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced

This is a memoir that reads almost like a thriller. Lynne Cox is amazing.

Next to You

Hannah Bonam-Young

4.0

emotional lighthearted 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

Things I liked about this book:
The spice
The Jason Momoa-coded MMC
The discussion on grief and uncertainty
Vancouver Island
Disability rep
Mental illness rep
It wasn’t Reylo fan fiction

Things I did not like about this book:
Yet another rail-thin FMC whose thinness is constantly glorified
The bus was such a minor character

Content Warnings

Rule of Wolves

Leigh Bardugo

5.0

adventurous dark emotional 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

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