haileearynn's reviews
224 reviews

Healing HER: Poetry that nourishes the soul through feminine energy by Sez Kristiansen

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

The Power by Naomi Alderman

challenging dark reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

Thought-provoking and well-written. But not something I particularly enjoyed reading due to the dark storyline and reminders of real-world injustices that left me angry and upset throughout much of the book. Glad I read it, but probably not one I would ever read again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug use, Sexual violence, War, Child abuse, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Violence, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Religious bigotry, Rape, Trafficking, Slavery, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Death, and Colonisation

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-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? No

4.75

salt. by Nayyirah Waheed

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

I’m not a huge poetry person, but I’m challenging myself to break out of my usual genres this year. I enjoyed Salt a lot and felt it was insightful, heartfelt, and emotional.

Killman Creek by Rachel Caine

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

The Hanging City by Charlie N. Holmberg

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

This book gripped me much more than I thought it would! I would’ve loved it to be a series as I’m very curious to know what happens to the main character’s future. The ending also went a little fast, it was one of those books where I was thinking “How are they going to wrap this up neatly with only this many pages remaining??” But overall I enjoyed the story, found it very unique, and it was well-written.

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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? No

4.25

Bound by Steel by Connie Lafortune
Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.

Only got 15 pages in and the dialogue, inner monologue, and actions of the main characters were completely unbelievable, contrived, and just off. Enemies to lovers is my favorite romance trope, but this one was an instant ick for me.

My Evil Mother by Margaret Atwood

emotional mysterious reflective fast-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

1.5

Not a big fan of short stories, and this one is especially heavy on metaphors and imagery. Tried it as part of a reading challenge and I don't regret it, but I wouldn't read it again.