mollymadworld's reviews
391 reviews

Life is Strange: Steph's Story by Rosiee Thor

dark emotional lighthearted 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

2.0

 I don't think this was for me, the characters were two dimensional and the storyline made little to no sense and too many of the characters were dislikable 

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Enjoyable thriller, but questionable backstory.

The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-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

2.0

Cute town grumpy/sunshine romance. Very hyped on tiktok and it was cute and an easy and enjoyable read.
I'm not sure there was much depth to the characters but I had a nice time reading it

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

 i can't stop crying, this was beautiful 

Lover Birds by Leanne Egan

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a lovely YA sapphic romance, I think calling it a pride and prejudice retelling is a little much as lot of the classis themes found in P&P were skirted over by the ADHD subplot in this book (which is absolutely fine and a lovely self-discovery subplot) but means that the main themes of P&P kind of get lost.

I loved the Liverpool backdrop and exploring the city, however, I wish some of that depth had been used on some of the side characters as they at times were a little 2 dimensional, flanderistic examples of teenagers. 

Overall though - I enjoyed the novel and hope the author continues as I would love to see more of their work.

Clover Moon by Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

I enjoy Jacqueline Wilson and she always makes me feel like a Victorian child

From Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

5.0

After losing my mum on the 8th of this month, this book really helped me put everything into perspective. Reading about other cultures and how the deal with death was not only eye-opening but it helped me feel so at peace with my choices surrounding her death journey. I cannot put into words how much this book helped me at this time, it took away the fear of spending time with my mother's corpse and it also educated me in a million other ways.

I will truly be taking the teachings of this book to heart and taking action.

Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too by Ijeoma Oluo

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

 Really insightful and really instructive and informative on how to be the change you want to see in the world. 

A little America-centric but amazing none the less 

Y: The Last Man, Book 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

adventurous mysterious tense

3.0

 Interesting premise and some great Vaughn vibes and writing

The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-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

3.0

Whilst enjoyable and the ending was really fab I did struggle with the pace of this book and found that at times I wasn't super excited to go back. I also struggled with the stakes of the main quest in the early part of this novel.