foursythia's reviews
150 reviews

Mr Salary by Sally Rooney

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

5 stars for sentimental value. Objectively? Maybe 4 or 4.5. Not how to explain why and how I understand Sukie, but yes. 

Model Home by Rivers Solomon

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Sentimentalisme Calon Mayat by Sony Karsono

adventurous challenging dark lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

She's Always Hungry by Eliza Clark

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon by Mizuki Tsujimura

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

There were some really good parts but the rest rather falls flat, hence only 3.5 stars. This fell on the more gloomy side of J-lit instead of cozy comforting, there is one interesting twist of the plot, but from 5 stories, only two in particular stood out.

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

A big let down. For a book that talks about something as important & significant as the Magdalen laundries, I was expecting so much more... depth? More punch? I wish it was braver, or at least a little more serious or carefully handled and not written very subtly & coy as if Keegan is just brushing the surface of the matter and tell the readers "well, there you go" and dust her hands off before tying it all neatly with a cute, happy ending. I don't know. Much more left to be desired.

Eyes Too Dry: A Graphic Memoir About Heavy Feelings by Alice Chipkin, Jessica Tavassoli

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Bright Dead Things: Poems by Ada Limón

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

I see the vision, but not something I enjoy or relate to. Maybe another work of hers would do me better.

Lovers at the Museum: A Short Story by Isabel Allende

mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75