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564 reviews
Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood by Maureen Ryan
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
This was fantastic reporting but read like one extremely long magazine article. I think it easily could have been a 5-star with some editing to tighten and clean up the structure.
Absolutely well worth a read though. Be prepared to be infuriated, and be mindful of content warnings.
Absolutely well worth a read though. Be prepared to be infuriated, and be mindful of content warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Homophobia and Suicide
Rethinking Rescue: Dog Lady and the Story of America's Forgotten People and Pets by Carol Mithers
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Racism, Rape, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang
dark
emotional
funny
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
4.0
Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves by Nicola Twilley
Did not finish book. Stopped at 52%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 52%.
I made it 200 pages into this book. I really tried. And maybe I could've made it all the way through on audio, idk. There is some really interesting information in this book, but it all just fell flat for me. Possibly I was just not as fascinated by the subject as I thought it would be, but I think with a different writing style I might have been able to ingest the information more readily.
Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I really should've DNF'd this one, but there was just enough to keep me slowly coasting all the way through it.
I didn't feel like the chemistry between the main characters was anything special. The attempt was there to make it a meaningful, deep connection between them, but it mostly just came across as lust + like.
The constant "nerdy" references, mostly Star Wars-related, got on my nerves, I'll be honest. And the inclusion of them watching The Force Awakens feels pretty specific to that time in pop culture, which is a pet peeve of mine in books. There were also just a lot of things in the writing that I found cringey, including a grown-ass woman referring to her vulva as "my little lady." NO.
The worldbuilding was just enough to keep me reluctantly picking the book back up, but I still needed more from it. Perhaps over the course of the series, that element becomes stronger.
I will say that the sex scenes were decently hot, so I'll give it that one. 😅😏👍
I didn't feel like the chemistry between the main characters was anything special. The attempt was there to make it a meaningful, deep connection between them, but it mostly just came across as lust + like.
The constant "nerdy" references, mostly Star Wars-related, got on my nerves, I'll be honest. And the inclusion of them watching The Force Awakens feels pretty specific to that time in pop culture, which is a pet peeve of mine in books. There were also just a lot of things in the writing that I found cringey, including a grown-ass woman referring to her vulva as "my little lady." NO.
The worldbuilding was just enough to keep me reluctantly picking the book back up, but I still needed more from it. Perhaps over the course of the series, that element becomes stronger.
I will say that the sex scenes were decently hot, so I'll give it that one. 😅😏👍
Unraveled by Shannon Messenger
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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
3.25
I really need the author to wrap this series tf up. 😒 (But also Keefe is my son and I love him.)
Frostbite by Jason Shawn Alexander, Joshua Williamson
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
This wasn't really my cup of tea, but I absolutely see why it's valuable for teaching!
Now that I've read it, it's even clearer to me how beyond ridiculous it is that this book was recently being considered for restriction/removal in my state in my state because of one upright parent who said it was making her kid and all his classmates uncomfortable. Fuck book bans. 👎
Now that I've read it, it's even clearer to me how beyond ridiculous it is that this book was recently being considered for restriction/removal in my state in my state because of one upright parent who said it was making her kid and all his classmates uncomfortable. Fuck book bans. 👎
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Rape and Suicidal thoughts
Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler
challenging
dark
hopeful
reflective
tense
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
4.5