erinmur's reviews
156 reviews

Girls Can Kiss Now: Essays by Jill Gutowitz

funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

adventurous emotional reflective 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

4.5

They're Going to Love You by Meg Howrey

emotional reflective 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

4.75

Such a gorgeous novel about the relationship Carlisle has with both her father and dance and how those often intersect with one another. Highly recommend for anyone who wants a challenging but readable novel which centres around complex family dynamics and/or performance.

Queer Body Power: Finding Your Body Positivity by Essie Dennis
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.

It’s really poorly written - it reads like a secondary school essay. It’s also very much for young queer people, not adults who are secure in their identity 

The Confession by Jessie Burton

adventurous emotional reflective 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

3.5

The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now by Meg Jay

challenging informative fast-paced

3.0

I think this book has some really great information and will prompt some really important revelations in many readers but I feel like I’m not the sort of twenty-something this book was targeted at. 
If you feel lost about your 20s then absolutely read this. But if you’re a twenty-something who feels like you have, or are on the path of having, everything working out then you might not get as much from this book. 

The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Murder on the Dance Floor by Sheila McClure, Shirley Ballas

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

“My Dad Wrote a Porno” meets Agatha Christie meet Strictly. 

Is this well written? No. 
Does it subvert expectations? No
Would I consider this book to be good? Also no. 

Is it the funniest thing I’ve read in a long time? Absolutely. 

Highly recommend reading this with friends because some of the plot lines and writing is absolutely unhinged. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Fatphobia

Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Bog standard thriller. Don’t think it deserves all the hype. 

of course the husband was the villain, it’s always the husband

Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue

adventurous emotional reflective 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? No

4.0

A beautiful depiction of queer girlhood.