driedmintleaves's reviews
59 reviews

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

adventurous dark funny tense fast-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

5.0

The audiobook narrator is amazing, and I can’t believe I didn’t read this earlier. What a great way to spend my long drive home from class!

Decarcerating America: From Mass Punishment to Public Health by
Did not finish book. Stopped at 3%.

Had to return to library

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Like the hunger games but if the MC was actually the most confident sort-of-idiot ever. Sort of homestuck. Very fun.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Genocide, and Colonisation

Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc
Did not finish book. Stopped at 2%.

Returned to library (very overdue 🫣). Will pick up again later

Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel M. Lavery

emotional funny medium-paced

3.75

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

A good variety of essays, some more academic some more personal, all enjoyable!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Racism, Self harm, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, and Pregnancy

The Death of Democracy: Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic by Benjamin Carter Hett
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

Returned to library 

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

Had to return to library

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was a reread since I had forgotten most of what had happened… still a solid book

They Called Us Enemy by Steven Scott, George Takei, Justin Eisinger

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, and Deportation