laurel_19's reviews
578 reviews

Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker J. Palmer

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

Eucharist and the Hunger of the World, Second Edition by Monika K. Hellwig

challenging informative medium-paced

4.5

Following Jesus: Finding Our Way Home in an Age of Anxiety by Henri J.M. Nouwen
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

the library sucked it back in before I could finish it :(

Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Kristin Cashore does it again! I honestly can't wait to reread this one, after I make it through the cycle again. The exploration of trauma and the human soul are unparalleled. The way the characters seem to leap off the page or sing to you—wow!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, and Murder

salt slow by Julia Armfield

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

The Red Threads of Fortune by Neon Yang

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

adventurous tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.5