hardy314's reviews
40 reviews

The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World by Jamil Zaki

challenging hopeful medium-paced

3.75

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living with Less by Christine Platt

informative reflective relaxing

4.5

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

I love historical fiction and this felt like an interesting historical fiction novella chopped up and sandwiched between a Lifetime original movie.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

5.0

I legitimately have not been in love with a book this much in ages. I love old Hollywood, the realities of being different in America, and the struggles of attempting to be yourself versus what the world has handed you. Absolutely brilliant.