loiscc's Reviews (313)

Rachel's Holiday

Marian Keyes

3.0

challenging emotional funny sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Cleverly written and incredibly funny. Reads quite problematic in places but a touching comfort-read.

Content Warnings

The Guilty Feminist: From Our Noble Goals to Our Worst Hypocrisies

Deborah Frances-White

3.0

informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Very hands-on, socially conscious and modern.

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

bell hooks

4.0

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

Content Warnings

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

3.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ruminative and effortlessly deep. A daring debut. It does handle some really dark themes and reads more like a poetry novel (Ocean Vuong being a poet) as opposed to a plot-based story.

Content Warnings

The Soulmate Equation

Christina Lauren

3.0

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Steamy, sweet and hopeful. The romance felt authentic if a little bit formulaic. It has lots of humour but it's also compelling in its portrayals of motherhood.

No One Is Talking About This

Patricia Lockwood

2.5

challenging funny reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

If only this book consisted of only the second part and not whatever the first part was. This book was disjointed, completely unhinged, highly irregular albeit in a purposeful capacity. The second part of the story had much more coherence and a very significant ending.

Content Warnings

I Wish You All the Best

Mason Deaver

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I love how the ethnic minority characters are written in this book, it shows so much insight and respect. The story is very linear which came off as mundane at times but the tropes felt fresh and original and it was altogether a cute and hopeful story.