hoogya's reviews
104 reviews

The Boy & His Ribbon by Pepper Winters

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Took me 10% to get hooked but I was quickly enthralled with the characters and the storyline and couldn’t put it down ! 

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

Loved the authors writing, it was easy and flowed nicely. The story was steady and never boring. Heartbreaking and heart warming. The epilogue and addition information at the end of the book made it all the more impacting. Highly recommend reading. Finished it in 2 days. 

My Year of Psychedelics: Lessons on Better Living by Gabrielle Bellot

challenging informative lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

3.25

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Reread

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Reread. Not as good the second time round. The first half was quite slow and the ending went super fast. But the ending was just as glorious as the first time. 

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

Divinely lyrical writing with such depth of characters and a world that was an absolute delight to read about. I didn’t want it to end. Heartbreakingly stunning!  

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

adventurous challenging funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

Loved every second of it !! So informative and easy to listen to. It was engaging from the very first cheater to the last. 

Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Loved the part 1 with all my heart and soul but the rest of the book wasn’t nearly as poetic and was just confusing. I enjoyed the explanation and thought it was a great inclusion to the book. 

Distorted by Nyla K.

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense 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

I honestly don’t know if I loved or hated this book. It was a wild ride and I was hooked because I never knew which way the story was going to go. 

The Art of Seduction: An Indispensible Primer on the Ultimate Form of Power by Robert Greene

funny informative reflective fast-paced

3.5