captainchloe__'s reviews
9 reviews

This Fragile Earth by Susannah Wise

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

I really do not know what I thought of this book. I was hooked from the beginning for about... 50 or 60% but then we weren't getting enough answers so I started to get bored. The ending was rushed, and wasn't really what I'd expected, but overall I liked it. Didn't see the point in Jed though, his character seemed to only be there to tell the MC things she didn't know. He couldn't tie his shoes but he knew more than her at coding, even though he was 6?! 
I'd read from the author again, for sure. 

Lights Out by Navessa Allen

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

The Proof of My Innocence by Jonathan Coe

funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm a huge JC fan, and I think that was one of his best books. I really hope Pru is a character he comes back to, because she was great. Also that EPILOGUE??? WOW. So good. 

Daisy Haites by Jessa Hastings

dark emotional funny sad 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? Yes

5.0

I don't usually rate books, but this book was incredible, very easy five stars. Preferred Daisy as a character to Magnolia and Christian was the man BJ WISHES he could be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault

Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood

adventurous mysterious medium-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

I was reading this book thinking it was YA, and I will say the content towards the end got quite graphic so just be aware of that. Also, as many have said, it's not a retelling. It's a reimagining of what could have happened next. My main issue with this book is that some aspects of it were not historically accurate - one of the characters, in ancient Greece, uses the phrase "Latrine" which is a Latin word in origin?? As a classicist who focused on politics in ancient Greece, I also haven't read the Odyssey fully, like the author 🤣🤨, but I aim to one day be that confident and have that much audacity. 
Overall, if you can look past the audacity, I enjoyed this book, the plot was interesting and the characters were engaging. It was a bit teen drama at points, but overall it was a... It was a read. I read it. Yay. And finally, between the halfway point and the end, it was clear that Melantho's eyes were, in fact, green, and did not change colour.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent

More Perfect by Temi Oh

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Babel by R.F. Kuang

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I've just this minute finished it and I have absolutely no words but that it was incredible. Maybe I'll update my review once I've pondered but... ugh. Stunning. Brilliant. Awe inspiring.

Frog Music by Emma Donoghue
Did not finish book.

I got 65 pages into this book, but I just wasn't feeling it. I didn't click with the style, perhaps? The plot sounded so good when I read the blurb, but couldn't click with it.