megansoetaert's reviews
494 reviews

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

medium-paced

5.0

the first half is much slower than the second half, but i loooove worldbuilding so i didn’t mind. this book had me open mouthed in Shock discovering some things y’all and i can’t wait for more!!!!

And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

khaled hosseini is such a beautiful writer, i love his character studies within complex environments. the connections between everyone in this story, throughout time and across countries, were so well done

Outdrawn by Deanna Grey

3.5

this was sweet! i loved the rivals to lovers story and the two main characters having to figure out how to work together and grow. i wish i had read it instead of listening to the audiobook :/

Cursebound by Saara El-Arifi

fast-paced

4.0

i guessed almost everything Except the ending!!! so you got me there Saara! excited to see where book 3 goes

The Relationship Mechanic by Karmen Lee

1.75

:/ 

can’t stop thinking about when one of the characters “ran her tongue over the sensitive roof of (other character’s) mouth” …. now how did you get all up in there like that 

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

tense fast-paced

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

4.75

i was HOOKED by this book!! it was so fast-paced and had me wanting to keep reading, no matter how late it was. also, some things made me physically cringe (see: body horror), which almost never happens when reading so... slay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Racism

Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

i love a good vampire adventure novel… especially when you make it queer!!! 

i have to say i did NOT expect the reveal at the end y’all.. shocked

Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

medium-paced

5.0

A very tender peek into Assata Shakur’s life, from her earliest years til her escape to Cuba. I appreciated her honesty, her poetry, and her passion.

Confrontations by Simone Atangana Bekono

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book- especially the audiobook- felt like listening to Salomé just talking to you, telling you about her day, her past, her experiences as a Black girl in the netherlands & in juvenile detention. the story jumps back and forth throughout time, but i think listening to it helped with that--it was like the main character was telling you a story.

My Wicked Wicked Ways: Poems by Sandra Cisneros

emotional fast-paced

4.75

peaches—six in a tin bowl, sarajevo 🤍