felix's reviews
39 reviews

Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

this gets massive points for 1. being a greek myth adaptation that is Not Boring and 2. acknowledging the diversity of language and culture involved in the trojan war. i wasn't always completely hooked on the prose, but overall i think this book is doing really cool and interesting things with myth. the end had me completely riveted--it's kind of impressive when a retelling of the iliad manages to have an unexpected plot twist while still following the plot of the iliad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Slavery, Transphobia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Dysphoria, War

Moderate: Child death, Deadnaming

This is a retelling of the Iliad. I haven't hit every content warning but it is inherently going to touch on war, slavery, and sexual violence.

Circe by Madeline Miller

2.0

The Feast Makers by August Clarke

4.0

The Scratch Daughters by August Clarke

4.0

The Scapegracers by August Clarke

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

books i would've absolutely loved as a teenager. + books i liked way more as an adult than i do most books about teenagers.

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

4.5

The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older

lighthearted mysterious

3.75

The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar

medium-paced

5.0

very cathartic for anyone marginalized in academia.

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

I thought I hated literary fiction but it turns out I just hate literary fiction about cishet people. Either that or this was just a really good book.