nixwithapen's reviews
122 reviews

The Smoke And Flowers by R.A Bea

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Genocide, Gore, and Death

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

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

5.0

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

4.75

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences by Peter A. Levine

3.5

How to Speak Whale: A Voyage Into the Future of Animal Communication by Tom Mustill

5.0

Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern

5.0

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

funny informative tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures by Carl Zimmer

informative medium-paced

5.0

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

4.0