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365 reviews

Browning (The Laurel Poetry Series) by W. Browning, Reed Whittemore

reflective slow-paced

3.0

Nothing wrong with poetry, I just find most of it pretty boring. Could be fantastic for a fan of Browning though. The poems seemed to give a good range of the things Browning wrote about, at least to me who knows nothing.

The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I really loved this book. The school and steampunk settings were really fun and interesting and the mystery plot was great to follow.

Knitting by Anne Bartlett

hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.0

Not a book that will stick with me for long, but I'm sure some people will get a lot out of it.

Teeth of God by Sleep Token

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Gives me Annahilation vibes. Some of the text is pretty hard to read because it's written as someone's penmanship.

Debridement by Sean Dow

adventurous 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? Yes

1.0

Everyone in this book is insufferable and the plot is fully of lucky breaks. Main character never shuts up about fucking his hot wife and judges everyone else, while he is somehow never failing while being a hit man for the first time ever. Could suspend my belief enough to like this one.

Killing Women: The True Story of Serial Killer Don Miller's Reign of Terror by Rod Sadler

dark informative slow-paced

3.0

The first few chapters were really interesting and engaging. Other reviews have mentioned that the book gets very slow when the court cases a delved into and I agree with them, the court cases section is dry compared to the details of the bodies being found in the beginning of the book. I wish the photographs were included throughout the text rather than just in a section at the end. Photographs throughout allow readers to have a better frame of reference and also can break up dry text.

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

While I really enjoy the characters the story itself shows it's age with a lot of references. I'm glad this book exists for young people. Really wish tumblr wasn't constantly called the tumblr in the book though, not a single young person would add the to a social media site like that.

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I found this book very entertaining and the references fun, but I don't think it will stick with me for long. 

Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

The book had me until the end. I know why the author went with a hopeful ending, but I feel like the tone of the book really lent itself to a more sad melancholy ending.

Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer by William Knoedelseder

informative slow-paced

3.0

The book is interesting, though it does drag in some chapters and I just don't understand why images are included and not placed where the are relevant in the text as opposed to just a bunch of images inserted randomly.