dearkatie's reviews
336 reviews

Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

I liked this more than the first book and I loved that! Less cringy sex talk thankfully. Loved the wholesome plot and setting, need to move to Wyoming stat

Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions by Francesca T. Royster

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage

hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.0

Who am I, liking Western romance? 

Liked: the setting (I want to go to Wyoming immediately), the characters, the simple storyline (this isn’t a hard or challenging book by any means)

Disliked: the sex talk. Good lorddd it was bad. 

The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.75

'Did you find the characters loveable?' - absolutely not. Not the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death

The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.

Too slow, and felt a strange uneasiness reading it

Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks

lighthearted 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

3.0

A predictable, easy book that just held my interest. I would have liked to have read more about Nashville or the other characters…it felt very unfinished and too safe. 

White Feminism by Koa Beck

hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

Educated by Tara Westover

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Child abuse and Animal cruelty

The Women by Kristin Hannah

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

4.25

Some ramblings after finishing:

- An incredible book and one that will stay with me for a while
- It was good to read a non-WWII book - don't get me wrong, I enjoy reading about WWII, but I've never read about the Vietnam War and I think there should be more stories out there
- This is a long book and at first I wanted it to end in Vietnam, but the last few chapters redeemed part 2
- God I hated some of the characters
- More stories about women please!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death, and War

Moderate: Miscarriage