mudlark_s's reviews
31 reviews

Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

The Guncle by Steven Rowley

lighthearted medium-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

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

adventurous dark emotional 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? N/A

5.0

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

Period. It's About Bloody Time by Emma Barnett

emotional funny informative inspiring fast-paced

2.5

The Traitor by Seth Dickinson

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Period Repair Manual: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones and Better Periods by Lara Briden

informative slow-paced

3.25

A little preachy but informative. I mostly read this for supplementation suggestions.

Moody: A 21st Century Hormone Guide by Amy Thomson

informative medium-paced

2.25

This book is for you if you find the idea of describing the four stages of your menstrual cycle as 'bleed, rise, shift, reflect' appealing. If it does not, I would recommend some of the other books about hormones available instead.

Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.5