emily_kathman's reviews
38 reviews

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

medium-paced

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

5.0

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

4.0

Tomb Sweeping by Alexandra Chang

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

dark emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Abandonment, Suicide, and Racial slurs

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Uplifting 

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

3.0

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Captivating, beautiful prose

Weyward by Emilia Hart

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

One of the best books I’ve read in a minuteee. I was so engaged the while way through and I just feel like I was very moved by this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Miscarriage, and Domestic abuse

The Search, Part 1 by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Gene Luen Yang

5.0

Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

5.0