kienn_reads's reviews
74 reviews

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

loved listening to another queer viet voice. prose lyrical like our language

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

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

The Eye by Vladimir Nabokov by Vladimir Nabokov, Vladimir Nabokov

funny reflective

3.5

pathetic man core

The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays by Albert Camus

dark reflective

4.0

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

4.0

Dove's Eyes by Kienn Nguyen

dark mysterious reflective 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

release date 10/8/25
a queer western gothic horror mystery novel full of decay and yearning and suffocation. and very profound discussions of rats

- kiennwrites was here

Into the Wild by Erin Hunter

adventurous dark emotional

4.5

cat genocide and childbirth <3

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

5.0

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

dark emotional

4.0

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

dark funny

4.5

helmholtz watson is a gigachad