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21 reviews

The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Did not finish book.

Tried listening to the audiobook three times, and it invariably put me to sleep.

The Cheater's Game by C.J. Archer
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.

Realized I just... don't care about the story anymore, so I'm dropping the series. Maybe someday I'll pick it back up.

The Convent's Secret by C.J. Archer
Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.

I don’t want to drop the series just yet, as I’ve been enjoying it so much and the summaries of the later books really piqued my interest, but the incredibly cheap attacks on religion (Christianity in general but Catholicism in particular) are just unbearable.

There’s no real substance to the criticism! It’s just a never ending stream of ignorant, self-righteous, snide commentary.

Also, that’s just not how you do queer rep. I’ve been making allowances for  Archer as I didn’t expect her to be able to manage any sort of minority representation, but this is just… embarrassing at best.

The Last Necromancer by C.J. Archer

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

2.5

The Watchmaker's Daughter by C.J. Archer

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

No matter how many times I reread this, I’m still bored to death through half of it and then!! My heart breaks and I must read the rest of the story.

NGL, I love it xD

Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0