mctesslareads's Reviews (159)

The Killer Whale Journals: Our Love and Fear of Orcas

Hanne Strager

5.0

hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

5.0

informative fast-paced

Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future

Gloria Dickie

4.0

hopeful informative sad fast-paced

Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist

Jasmin Graham

4.5

In the Woods

Tana French

4.0

Hijab Butch Blues

Lamya H.

4.0

Gliff

Ali Smith

3.5

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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“One of the things you’re not allowed to say in this county is that the tyrant is a tyrant.”

Nevada

Imogen Binnie

5.0

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The God of the Woods

Liz Moore

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

The Incandescent

Emily Tesh

3.5

mysterious medium-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