hannahmaryr's reviews
30 reviews

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.0

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

The Wake-Up Call by Beth O'Leary

4.0

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

4.0

The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

challenging emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

always slightly difficult reading a novel that echoes so much of yourself and wanting to enjoy it but being stuck in that comparative mindset !!!!!! to anyone that does wish to read this book (and i do recommend!) it is set largely during pandemic times which i was unaware - i’d love to say it doesn’t matter but for some reason it does ?

Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

the first book to introduce me to this series (I read them out of order), I have loved them so much. the perfect feminist, historical romance stories my heart has always dreamt of 

The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

fucking phenomenal. rosie danan is an incredible romance writer 

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

5.0

The Roommate by Rosie Danan

challenging emotional funny informative lighthearted 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

5.0

not knowing the details of the book before starting it was the best thing i could’ve possibly done