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23 reviews

Harley Quinn Black + White + Red by Various

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

Amazing collection of Harley Quinn short stories. Shows Harley’s many faces - not for a beginner Harley fan. 

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

Read this for university. The novel was interesting, however to me, it was not a memorable read. 

Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

The writing is beautiful. I would recommend picking this up, if not for the plot then at least for the writing style. 

Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

challenging dark informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A slightly disturbing read. I enjoyed this more than I expected to. 

Maus: A Survivor's Tale. My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Beautiful and insightful, but a difficult read. 

Batman Vs. Bigby! A Wolf In Gotham (2021-) #1 by Brian Level, Bill Willingham, Jay Leisten, Yanick Paquette

adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

3.0

Little bit slow for the beginning issue. Was also slightly disappointed by the clichés of the crossover between Batman and Bigby. However I would have to read the rest to make a full judgement. 

Harleen by Stjepan Šejić

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Amazing portrayal of Harley’s origin story. Also the Joker is so hot in this lol. 

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Fantastic collection of short stories. 

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

adventurous emotional funny hopeful relaxing sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

One of my favourite books from when I was back at school. 

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

The novel is beautifully written, but

I just cannot get my head around Victor falling in love with his adopted sister

I find it weird.