naye's reviews
550 reviews

System Collapse by Martha Wells

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

A Power Unbound by Freya Marske

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

5.0

A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel by KJ Charles

5.0

ONE PIECE 17 by Eiichiro Oda, 尾田 栄一郎

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

challenging dark tense slow-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

3.0

Definitely not a book for me, because I don't really enjoy Everyone's The Asshole scenarios. At the same time I was riveted by the meandering plot slowly racheting up tension. I would absolutely have liked the last third of the book to deal with the last few pages and beyond, but in a way it's rewarding to read something that leaves you very vividly picturing whatever happens after the book ends.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Toxic friendship, and Drug use

Minor: Vomit

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.5

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

4.75

Translation State by Ann Leckie

adventurous emotional hopeful tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Nobody writes sci-fi like Ann Leckie. And nobody writes characters so intriguing and sympathetic despite also being, in a very literal sense, completely alien. Translation State is a super satisfying read, with twists and turns I didn't see coming but definitely enjoyed following along.

Witch King by Martha Wells

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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? No

5.0

I absolutely loved this! The world is fascinating, and the characters are multifaceted. Reading, I wanted to know more about everything, and I was rewarded by so much cool stuff about the characters, their relationships and their past.

Illuminations by T. Kingfisher

adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

I was not expecting to have this many feelings about radish drawings!