melanierichards's reviews
714 reviews

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

3.5

A Religion of One's Own: A Guide to Creating a Personal Spirituality in a Secular World by Thomas Moore

3.0

Half and half on this. I skipped several chapters that didn’t speak to me, and highlighted many passages in other chapters. Something tells me that’s kind of the point. :)

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

3.5

These books are so confusing 😅

Morgan Is My Name by Sophie Keetch

3.75

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

4.5

Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.5

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

3.5

The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn't, and Get Stuff Done by Kendra Adachi

2.5

If I were editing this book, I’d put the chapters in a different order, so that everything starts from 1) rigor on what actually matters and 2) being kind to yourself. There were some good practical tips here, and I might check out the author’s podcast. But as a reader who used to be Christian and still has some big feelings around that, I found the religious remarks peppered throughout to be distracting. That’s the author’s prerogative but something to know going in.

Roaming by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki

3.5

Just wish this were a bit more resolved at the end.

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

Wasn’t feeling it right now, maybe later