eralbesu's reviews
428 reviews

Who Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.0

Crazy writers, unlikeable characters, schemes, and more. 

I kind of wanted everyone to fail in this one lol. Florence felt a bit dumb to me. The twists were obvious, but not to Florence. Helen sucked. But so did Florence.

Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani Perry

informative slow-paced

4.0

This book was an interesting read/listen. This book got very heavy very quickly as (I guess) should be expected, but I somehow was not expecting it. There was a wealth of information here. I would like to have a copy of the book to check the sources because some of this info was so new to me and it made me want to read more. 

I appreciated that the book was narrated by the author. Imani Perry has a very calming voice, which seemed to reflect the blue of which she wrote. 

Thank you to Ecco, Harper Audio, and NetGalley for the advanced listeners copy!

Go Lightly by Brydie Lee-Kennedy
Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.

This book reads wasn’t doing it for me. 

The Hierarchies by Ros Anderson

adventurous dark slow-paced

3.5

I was quite ready for the book to be over by the last third of the story, but the premise was very interesting.

Dear Dickhead: A Novel by Virginie Despentes

funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

I do enjoy a good epistolary novel. The emails between Rebeca and Oscar, as well as the blog posts from Zoe were interesting, funny at times, and often insightful. A covid book that provides an intimate look in the interior lives of two addicts during lockdown. This unlikely duo won me over in the end, despite both seeming incredibly unlikeable. 

The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland

dark mysterious slow-paced

4.0

Very interesting story but a bit predictable. 

Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

4.0

This was a sad one. 

These Women by Ivy Pochoda

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

4.25

This book was very compelling, even as a reader who struggles with reading violence against women. It took me a while to get into it because you have to let the story unfold to a point where it’s evident that the characters’ stories are interconnected. I also enjoyed how LA really felt like a character in this book. 

Passiontide by Monique Roffey

challenging mysterious medium-paced

4.0

This book was very intriguing. I enjoyed the premise of the feminist movement.  I wasn’t expecting the book to be quite as horny as it was, but I should’ve considering the sex strike lol. But overall this book was very interesting and discusses a topic worth considering. 

Thank you to aaknopf for the gifted copy. 

Abigail by Magda Szabó

adventurous medium-paced

4.25

This was a very interesting stories that felt low stakes at the same time as feeling very high stakes.