lauraeweymouth's reviews
35 reviews

What Monstrous Gods by Rosamund Hodge

5.0

The Little Italian Hotel by Phaedra Patrick

2.0

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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 Hedgewitch of Foxhall by Anna Bright

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

A Place to Belong: Celebrating Diversity and Kinship In the Home and Beyond by Julie Bogart, Amber O'Neal Johnston

adventurous challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes by Alastair Humphreys

adventurous challenging informative medium-paced

2.0

This book might make small local adventures accessible if you're an able-bodied adult man. But given the introduction's claim that the book is about making adventures accessible to people of all ages and abilities, everything that followed fell woefully short. If you're a woman, disabled, or adventuring with kids, nearly all of the suggested outings would prove unsafe or impossible. You'd be much better served by picking up a copy of Adventuring Together by Greta Eskridge or There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather by Linda McGurk.

Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making by Andrew Peterson

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

For the Children's Sake: Foundations of Education for Home and School by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0