marthalperezs's reviews
230 reviews

Wellness by Nathan Hill

slow-paced

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

2.75

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-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

4.0

This woman must’ve put crack on this book because I finished it in 2 days! 
I loved Adam and I loved Olive’s inner monologue. If there was more to read about them, I’d pick it up in heartbeat.

Cadáver exquisito by Agustina Bazterrica

dark mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

Fuuck, aunque sabía como iba a acabar el libro guardaba un poquito de esperanza por el personaje pero era inevitable que Marcos hiciera lo que hizo.
Todo el libro te explica que odia su trabajo, odia la sociedad, la normalidad del asesinato, las “cabezas”, la carne “especial” pero también todo el libro describe el vacío interior que siente, el peso que lleva cargando entonces era muy fácil predecir el final pero aún así me sorprendió la ceguera y la rapidez en que Jazmin se convirtió de Jazmin a “cabeza” en sus ojos.

Bazterrica crea una sociedad tan creíble y tan normalizada que eso es lo que lo hace horrorífico, que en las circunstancias perfectas, esta sociedad podría ser realidad.

Thicker Than Water: A Memoir by Kerry Washington

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.75

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

 This is a Carmilla retelling, which is the OG vampire written like a decade before Dracula, it follows Laura who just joined a new college where she’s pursuing writing and poetry under the top teached Mrs. De La Fontaine while competing with her already pet student Carmilla. 
I LOVED the rivals to lovers plot and I really liked the whole gothic academia vibe that the author created within the book. 
She wrote an environment that is believable even when the main topic is vampires because she wrote the girlhood to coming of age pipeline really well. 
I do feel the end was kind of rushed like trying to tie loose ends in the last chapter. 

Overall this was a really enjoyable book and I’m dying to read A Dowry of Blood.

Thanks to the Redhood and Orbit team for the free ARC in exchange for an honest review! Love y’all. 

S. by Doug Dorst, J.J. Abrams

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

The way this book is not just a book, it's a whole ass experience. 
This book involves a fiction author writing the Ship of Theseus which is the story you're reading while at the same time reading the story of Jen and Eric going through the book and annotating in the margins trying to find out who was the real identity of SOT's author. 
I read this for my March book club because a friend of ours was like this is one of the best books I've read and you know what, it is one of the books I've read as weeeell!
You feel INVESTED in the story no matter if it's S's story or Jen + Eric's and it got to the point that I also wanted to write in the margins and ask questions. 
The inserts also made the story feel completely tangible and real. 
In summary, read this book, is awesome!

D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.25

This is probably the best romance book I’ve ever read.
It was so fun, witty, diverse, funny, the characters were so relatable and lovable. 
The couple last chapters did feel a bit rushed but otherwise it was such a cute book.

Girls Can Kiss Now by Jill Gutowitz

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

This was okay, the description it’s a bit misguided because I think it’s more of a memoir than essays but it was funny and relatable. 

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

3.0