divyareads's reviews
214 reviews

Forest of Noise: Poems by Mosab Abu Toha

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Sister Novelists: The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontës by Devoney Looser

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

i am in awe of devoney looser and all the librarians she thanks in the beginning of the book. i hope we get to learn more about literary women in history through her and others at this scale in the soon future. 

Lady Susan by Jane Austen

challenging lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-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

Swan: Poems and Prose Poems by Mary Oliver

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

mary oliver is always a five star read for me<3 

Queen's Hope by E.K. Johnston

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Milk and Honey: Deluxe 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition by Rupi Kaur

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

the final poem in the end chapter brought me to tears, it perfectly encapsulates her journey as an author and makes me emotional as someone who’s been reading her work almost her entire career. i had the pleasure of meeting her on her book signing tour and she’s the sweetest person ever and it was so surreal to tell her i’ve been published in journals now and i have her to thank for getting me to take my poetry seriously when i was 16. :,)

Queen's Shadow by E.K. Johnston

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing 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

padme, sabe, corde, and depa billaba all in one book what more could you ask for?<3 

Darth Plagueis by James Luceno

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

read once when i was a child and now because of the acolyte, thank you leslye headland<3 

I'm Still Here: A Dog's Purpose Forever by Cathryn Michon

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

i went into this book with the expectation of a cute read about dogs and left it a crying mess. whether or not you have dogs, if you have a love for animals this book is for you. i highly recommend it to anyone going through the loss of a pet - while i live in a cat household, i still deeply resonated with the words and it reminded me of my sweet calico who passed in 2021. one of the hardest days of my life was when we had to help her cross over during the height of the pandemic. i was unable to go into the vet with her, i could only hold her on my lap in the car. to this day, i wonder if she knew she was loved in that moment even though i - or any of my family members - were in the room with her, and now i feel more assured that she did. my grief over her will never leave, but it will become softer and i am so grateful for authors like Cathryn Michon making that process a bit easier. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Grief