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372 reviews

Master of Me by Keke Palmer

funny informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

I really enjoyed this perspective of performance, in all its forms.

Goddess of Light by Karina Halle

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.75

I found it so hard to get through this, and only persisted because I knew it was the end of the series. 

Jog On: How Running Saved My Life by Bella Mackie

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

I hope this reaches all the people it needs to, and that they aren’t put off by the title if they’re not massively into running

- I didn’t love the JKR reference, I felt she could have made her point without mentioning a transphobe -

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

reflective

4.0

A good entry level into the concept of feminism for those that have no knowledge at all really. I especially enjoyed the Nigerian perspective. I didn’t love the exclusion of trans or non-binary people, but understand that this was written a little while ago and that the gender binary was/is, unfortunately, the discussed norm. I imagine it would be different had it been written today.

City of Darkness by Karina Halle

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

Very digestible but definitely lost its way a bit

We Are Not Like Them by Jo Piazza, Christine Pride

challenging dark emotional fast-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

4.75

I really loved this. Cried almost the whole way through. 

It presents the devastating reality of the situation in a way that may make people actually listen, and think. It perhaps lacks depth in certain aspects (particularly Jen and Riley’s ‘making up’ discussion), but at least it should give even the most basic insight on the topic, to those reading. Which can never be a bad thing. 

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Julie Smith

hopeful informative relaxing

4.0

Fear the Flames by Olivia Rose Darling

adventurous hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed the story a lot! The main thing I took issue with, was that it seemed like during the editing stages the book was deemed too long, so chunks were taken out. It left the flow a bit disjointed sometimes.

Dearly by Margaret Atwood

3.0

I regret reading this in audiobook format, as it was sometimes tricky telling when one poem had ended and another began, which honestly took me out of the experience as I sometimes wasted listening time by being distracted by it. Totally my fault! 🤦‍♀️ Would like to give this another chance in a physical form.

For some reason the poem about the cat with dementia really stuck with me! 🤷‍♀️

Crooked House by Agatha Christie

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

Loved this! The red herring was excellent. Lots of twists.