geeahna's reviews
203 reviews

Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

i tried. i really did. but i didnt like the narrator. and i was a little bored, but this just isnt my genre.

Even as We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.

this was good i just dont like this genre and im not in the mood to try something from the genre rn. would recommend checking it out though!

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by

2.75

i just did not like this at all. this is such a highly praised and celebrated graphic novel and i dont get why. i feel like it wanted to be a movie really bad, which is fine, but this did not work in graphic novel form to me. it dragged and i couldn't make sense of most of the 10000 things happening.

love you batsy, sorry

Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson

funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

lift is just so fun I love her so much

Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco

4.5

we truly need more canon throuples. fanfic writers cant be doing all the heavy lifting out here so ty rin chupeco

On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope by DeRay Mckesson

this really dragged. maybe because it came out in 2018, but none of the information felt new or insightful. i didn't really take anything away from this book except that maps of the world are not to scale. wanted to dnf but was brave.

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

this did not read YA, i had no idea it was YA at all! this book was AMAZING.

one chapter was literally so shocking it was such a twist i gasped and paused the book and then rewound to listen again. and the ending had me on the end of my seat. please read this but please check the CWs!!! its heavy content, but really amazing

i wasnt expecting the

romance

arc, i would have preferred the book without it but it was fine!

Dune by Frank Herbert

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I love this book so much!!!! everyone stop making this book seem scary and inaccessible because I felt it was such a smooth interesting engaging read. I found the dialogue and language easy to follow, even if I had to take pauses to reflect or check the appendix. this book does not feel like it was written in 1965 at all.

the politics were really interesting, and I felt like it wasn't too difficult to parse and follow. such a wonderful line up of characters too, they're my little family <3

pls don't skip the prechapter quotes, they're so interesting and tell you a lot about the story and what's going to happen!!!! 

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

emotional reflective sad

this book is a combination of emotional devastation, mommy issues, and tasty food descriptions

The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I wanted to give this 4 stars bc most of the book was 5 star energy but that last 20% kinda has me not wanting to recommend this book to anyone 

- really enjoyed the first 75% of this book. the worldbuilding, the potential for politics, misaki, mamoru, kwang and mamoru's friendship, etc. 
- there were some really interesting takes on motherhood that I really enjoyed reading about. I actually don't know that I've read other books w a FMC who was a mother and I felt like her perspective was really interesting 

- I thought it was going to be one of those misaki keeping Takeru alive as a punishment thing bc tbh that was the vibe her behavior was giving but nothing after that rly made sense

- Takeru's character from 75%-80% to the end felt inconsistent and I didn't rly understand
- I feel like misaki's character was building up to this huge arc and then it plataeu'd to make room for

Takeru's arc

at the end which was kinda really disappointing. felt like she took 10 steps back? 
- I wish I knew this was a prequel, I always see it described as a standalone fantasy but it being a prequel would have changed my expectations 
- that first part of the book with kwang and mamoru kinda felt like it built up to nothing? but now knowing that it's a prequel I'm like ... I guess that's why? 
- I spent the entire book under the impression that Takeru knew about her past and that's why he didn't let her talk about it so I'm kinda confused about that now JFJDJDJDJ

like I am trying to be aware of cultural differences but I feel like there was a lot of build up in misaki's story that just led to

her being a housewife again instead of a warrior which was what she was itching for the whole time? wasn't she?

i am linking this person's review bc they do a better job than me lmao https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/072d7b87-d2dc-4de8-a099-77cdb9d4e5bc