onespicyrat's reviews
17 reviews

Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam
Did not finish book. Stopped at 1%.

Personally thought it was too dense

Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot

emotional fast-paced

5.0

Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need by Jessica Brody

informative

4.75

The Man Who Couldn't Stop by David Adam

informative medium-paced

4.0

Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong

4.25

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

emotional informative slow-paced

4.0

Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Pump by Sydney Hegele
Did not finish book. Stopped at 68%.

There was nothing wrong with it, it just wasn't for me

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5