luliloveslulo's reviews
22 reviews

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.25

for what it is, it's a delight. bridgerton but

for lesbians

frankly, not enough spicy scenes and it is hard to have so much of the plot turn on miscommunication, on "Oh no, I could never ever have love, it's not for me so I can't imagine it"
 the side characters were delightful

and I really didn't expect them to be so supportive of realizing their friends were in love with each other outside the rules of society

also, very cheeky set up for the sequel!

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky by Fyodor Dostoevsky

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

this is my first reread of this book and I believe ill'come back to it many many more times.

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

such fun, rivaling magicians and forbidden love! tbh I didn't like the love story woven in, I liked everything else!

Beer in the Snooker Club by Waguih Ghali

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

this is THE Egyptian, anti colonial Catcher in The Rye 
 I wish I read this when I was younger.

Still Life by Louise Penny

funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

great mystery, great protagonist detective and offers a lot of everyday life insights to well rounded characters. could say more about society, but it's super strong as a light read- very talented writer

The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Did not finish book.

I don't like the characters and found it hard to be compelled by their insular privilege etc

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

brilliant and will re read surely 

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

okay I've read a few books about women being psychopaths, but this is the one where i truly believed the narrator was genuinely psychopathic but also how her world view was solidified. also delightfully sick and twisted, very very creatively written

My Husband by Maud Ventura

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

maybe the audio book was harder to connect to - but again, it felt like I was playing a game the whole time of getting strung along by an unreliable narrator

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

what a question this book sets - is the character/narrator to be believed? very fascinating lens to look at societal expectations of career and marriage as goals