hellafine's reviews
112 reviews

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

brilliant! also, it was really fun to listen to chimamanda herself read this. such a calming experience. 

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

3.5

incredibly rich with information but it often dragged and didn’t need to be that long. 

Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray

informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

so well-written. i was annotating like crazy. brilliant tale!

Killers of the Flower Moon: Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.25

thorough and truly well done. i learned a lot and am sad to know of the reign of terror over the osage natives. 

Power Play by Francine Pascal

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

i only gave this a 3 because i despise jessica so much and love to see her suffer. 

Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

my God! i was so ready for this to end. i finished and still had no answers. i want to reclaim my time AND money. 

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

King: A Life by Jonathan Eig

challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

3.0

too long…but thorough and I learned a lot I hadn’t known…maybe too much. 

Playing with Fire by Francine Pascal, Kate William

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

*sigh* the amount of times they referred to this girl, robin, as every synonym for the word “far” was maddening. i want to finish the series because i never did as a child but i’m starting to see why.