marielln's reviews
106 reviews

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

It's fun, entertaining and an easy read, but also kinda predictable and the main characters were oddly similar to the characters in his other book I have read

XOXO by Axie Oh

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

Sweet and ent rtaining , an interesting look into a completely different culture 

Ööbik by Kristin Hannah

dark emotional inspiring sad tense slow-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? No

5.0

The story is so well built up, with things getting more and more serious constantly, and ending with such terrible things. Seems like a good portrayal of what could have happened in real life 

Misery by Stephen King

dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I am actually very into King's writing. Think I might like it more than the shining actually, and I was very into that one already. It's gruesome but gripping and honestly the audiobook was truly good. Which I don't say often 

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Such a strange and dark book. It has nothing to do with vegetarianism and everything to do with mental illness and how horrible people can be. While I was truly disgusted at many moments, I was also interested to see what will happen 

I Used to Know That: Stuff You Forgot from School by Caroline Taggart

informative lighthearted medium-paced

2.75

Mainly wanted to remind myself of some basics about literature and English language, so I skipped some more boring and difficult things 

Poor Things by Alasdair Gray

reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

Such a weird and at times unhinged book. I see why this is considered a gem in the literary world but I am not sure I would read it again. However, I did like the feminist themes, while the men in the books were all written to be pretty horrible tbh

Ära lase mul minna by Kazuo Ishiguro

emotional reflective 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? No

3.0

I constantly kept on expecting more and in the end I felt like it wasn't delivered. I felt like the book had a lot of potential, but the characters were just kind of distant and unlikeable and uninteresting? So couldn't really care that much about what happens 

Palm Reading: A Little Guide To Life's Secrets by Dennis Fairchild
Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.

The book is a misprint! It is missing some pages from in-between and then after a while it repeats the beginning pages again. I will write to the publisher and maybe will get a new one from them? Silly stuff 

Üks päev by David Nicholls, Triin Tael

adventurous 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

4.5

Eestikeelne tõlge oli suht talumatu, aga inglise keeles tahaks seda uuesti lugeda. Paneb mind palju tundma, nalja saab ka aeg-ajalt