loopieloop's Reviews (77)

Hold My Girl

Charlene Carr

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book had my full attention from the very first page until the very last one. The characters are so well written with a lot of diversity and while the story focuses on infertility and custody cases, it envelops many more social topics. Amazing!!

Comfort Me With Apples

Catherynne M. Valente

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Goodbye, Vitamin

Rachel Khong

3.75

emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

One True Loves

Taylor Jenkins Reid

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Normal People

Sally Rooney

DID NOT FINISH: 71%

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It did not spark my interest to keep on reading

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense fast-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

Haunting Adeline

H.D. Carlton

DID NOT FINISH: 32%

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After A Little Life, I was not in the right mood to read this one.

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Flawless

Elsie Silver

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad tense fast-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

The Goodbye Cat

Hiro Arikawa

DID NOT FINISH: 70%

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Not really in the mood