kathryngrimwade's reviews
7 reviews

In The Event This Doesn't Fall Apart by Shannon Lee Barry

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

5.0

This collection of poetry/prose is so beautiful. It puts into words so perfectly what it feels like to fall in love: the uncertainty, the butterflies, the excitement and the fear. I read it all in one sitting and weeped because it felt as though Shannon was speaking directly to my soul. 

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

challenging informative sad medium-paced

5.0

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

The Women of the Castle by Jessica Shattuck

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Blueeyedboy by Joanne Harris

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I didn't really enjoy this book, mainly because I found it quite hard to follow, and didn't really like any of the characters. I found it very gripping but was still unclear about what happened at the end because the narrators were so unreliable.

Enjoying God: Experience the power and love of God in everyday by Tim Chester

hopeful informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was a great insight into the Nigeria-Biafran war. I loved how the story was told from muliple points of view and how it explored the way the different characters think, feel and react to the world around them and how they interact with each other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content