libby_00's reviews
8 reviews

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-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

5.0

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Seventeen Poisoned Englishmen by Gabriel García Márquez

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.25

Revenge by Yōko Ogawa

dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Amazing. 
The stories are all unique but the way they link are clever and intriguing, urging you on to see how the next one connects to the last. 

How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

Not what I expected at all, in the best way possible. Although I struggled to get past the first chapter at first, once I got into it - I was hooked. The writer takes the reader into many different places and scenarios, with each murder being more intriguing than the last. And that ending *chefs kiss*. Can’t wait to see what the author does next. 

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.0

Even though this did not live up to the hype, it was still a good read. Parts of it were difficult to read due to DV subject matters, but gives a really good, emotive perspective from the victim 

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

*Contains Spoilers* 

Whilst I liked the way this novel is written, I was not a fan of the characters - especially the protagonist, Frances. For most of the story she’s just trying to justify her terrible behaviour, although it’s an interesting perspective. We are given background to the character, such as her relationship with her father, to make us feel more empathetic towards her  but if anything it just highlights her daddy issues. Towards the end it appears that her character is developing, learning and making amends - this leads to disappointment. 

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

*May Contain Spoilers*
Admittedly I read a review for this book that gave me the wrong impression, I saw someone call it ‘Get Out’ in book form but it is nothing of the sort. Whilst it is an enjoyable read, it leaves a lot of questions and gives no conclusions; other seemingly important details are left unexplained too. It is well written and sets the scene well, the characters aren’t the most likable but they are in depth