krystal_bythebook's reviews
444 reviews

Amari and the Great Game by B.B. Alston

adventurous challenging emotional

4.0

4.7.2023 - This was more an adventure than a character story. Still fun. I have so many questions!!! The cliffhanger is tough!

Something More by Jackie Khalilieh

emotional lighthearted

3.0

4.5.2024 - A fun, light read. I enjoyed it, though it was a bit too angst for me.

Sisterhood Heals: The Transformative Power of Healing in Community by Joy Harden Bradford

challenging inspiring

4.0

3.31.2024 - Great new ways of thinking about sisterhood, how to cultivate it and how to find it.

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

adventurous challenging emotional

4.0

3.29.2024 - A sweet romance with grumpy/sunshine characters who are trying to find how they fit in their worlds. Q

Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb

adventurous challenging dark emotional

4.0

3.24.2024 - This was a good story. It was more plodding and less action than others, but we got to know the victims a lot in this one. The family stuff was great.

Nura and the Immortal Palace by M.T. Khan

adventurous challenging medium-paced

3.0

3.23.2024 - An interesting story about real life circumstances of fighting their way out of poverty and exploitation. The main character was not really consistent and that made it hard to connect. The authir probably didn't want the reader to just be sad.

Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis

challenging emotional informative

4.0

3.19.2024 - A collection of talks and speeches, it covers the same ground a lot. It makes me need to be more curious about how power works and overlaps. The global connections and a need to be invested in the struggle worldwide.

Only For The Week by Natasha Bishop

adventurous

3.5

3.15.2024 - A fun, sweet read. I didn't like the character right away...she was a little inconsistent, but when she's with the MMC she was fun. The romance was cute.

Contested Crown by Kai Butler

adventurous

3.0

3.5.2024 - Fun second book. Outrageous cliffhanger.

Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

challenging informative inspiring

5.0

3.4.2024 - A convicting and fantastic read. Motivational and inspiring as well as so informative. I have so much work to do, we have so much work to do.