hayleyfdz's reviews
163 reviews

1984 by George Orwell

4.0

The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

4.0

A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan

4.5

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

3.75

Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder by Asako Yuzuki

4.0

Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper

5.0

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

4.5

'salem's Lot by Stephen King

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.75

Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

fast-paced

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

3.5

Engaging enough of a premise, and Misery was a nicely crafted character. I think that more could've been provided about the vampyres and werewolves for the sake of world building. Not a fan of the knotting aspect of the romance elements. Otherwise a straightforward, enjoyable romance novel!