mallorieluna's reviews
95 reviews

The Island of the Immortals by Ursula K. Le Guin

mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

Harvest of Sighs by Sierra Simone

challenging emotional funny mysterious 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

I just really love the mystery of Thornchapel and the valley, I love the mix of the erotic with the myths and legend of old and the reminder that anything can be holy.

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

It's wild how well these books are written to give you such a clear image of what's happening on page, I can see it all in my mind so clearly and it's wonderful

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

I just wish it was longer, I always finish the murder bot books wishing for more. I love the tight quick action, the way characters are introduced and made loveable so quickly, the way despite what could be perceived as a difficult narrator I always come out understanding everything the way I want, I'm not puzzling over action scenes or trying to place people, it's exactly what you want from something like this.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

challenging emotional funny reflective 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

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was just plain fun, you know what you're getting when going into it and it delivers perfectly. Sexy and silly and cute and enjoyable all the way through.

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

At look at how we view ourselves and how that can shape our fates.

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

A reminder that none of us exist alone, we are connected and complicated.

A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

I wanted to like this more, I just don't feel like there was enough work done to really make a full story, the world needed a lot more building out. Characters' desires needed more justification rather than just telling us why they are what they are. There was just too much telling and not enough showing and I was left feeling disappointed and unable to really invest in any of the characters in the end.

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.75

A little slow to start but once I was hooked that was it for me. This story was something I couldn't stop thinking about when I wasn't actively reading, I loved the slow reveal of history alongside the current action. It kept things interesting and vibrant, the characters were delightful and very much within the same sort of feel I've gotten from books by Weird. I really appreciate the balance of the technical science aspects of his stories with the real human elements to keep it relatable to those of us without science degrees. It makes it all feel more real, more like some possible maybe not so distant future and you can't help but put yourself in that same situation as you read. I loved this and I'll be thinking about it for a while yet.