juwaria's reviews
214 reviews

Mother Country by Etaf Rum

challenging emotional fast-paced

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

4.75

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

slow-paced

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

2.5

Just was so unnecessarily long 

The Magician by Rebecca Serle

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

Poppy's Story by Kristina McMorris

inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

funny inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

So much better than the previous two books - it didn’t feel like it dragged as much and the characters including the side ones were hilarious. 

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

funny 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

3.0

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

It doesn’t feel like a 5 star right now but I know I will look back and remember the way it was eloquently written and the character study. It will be a book I think about for a long time.   

Tokyo Decadence by Ryū Murakami

dark fast-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? It's complicated

2.75

Notable Story - the one with the drugged up woman who has a ‘ghost inside of her’ that one was freaky. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Happy Place by Emily Henry

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.5

Send Nudes by Saba Sams

challenging dark funny reflective 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

4.5