hanrutmoe's reviews
176 reviews

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

4.5

The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee

emotional reflective 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

5.0

Excellent end to an amazing saga. Will miss reading this.

Void by Veronica Roth

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this short story, would love for it to be expanded.

New Brighton by Helen Trevorrow

mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

Unfortunately I really did not enjoy this book. It had a promising start but quickly turned into trippy nonsense that went on for far too long. By the time I reached the end of the book, I just didn’t care about the plot. 

The Martian by Andy Weir

adventurous emotional hopeful informative tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Couldn’t put this down. Definitely going on my list of favourites. 

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

A super cosy read, perfect for zoning out. 

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

reflective sad medium-paced

Reluctant to give this an actual rating as my view is very personal to me. 

From the synopsis of this book, I wasn’t anticipating quite how heavily this was going to be about her mum’s losing battle with pancreatic cancer. Whilst I knew it was mentioned, it took up the vast majority of the first half and was quite detailed. As someone who recently lost her own mother to pancreatic cancer I’m not sure I’d have read this had I known just how in-depth this aspect was going to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness

Moderate: Death, Death of parent

Jade War by Fonda Lee

adventurous medium-paced

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

5.0