politicat's reviews
52 reviews

The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan

adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-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? Yes

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

a bunch of pretentious rich psychopaths doing psychopathic things

The Tyrant's Tomb by Rick Riordan

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.0

The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious relaxing sad 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

4.0

best book of the series so far

The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan

dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

3.0

The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted mysterious medium-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

3.0

there are better riordanverse books. this one was more interesting when the older people showed up, but apollo’s banter is definitely entertaining.

The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes

dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

amazing perspective. what a guy

The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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

the last chapter with

yangchen made me cry. kyoshi really got thrown this huge responsibility out of nowhere and she’s trying to be the best version of herself in the shortest amount of time with minimum official training.

she deserves everything

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

damn

of course she got away with it, she knows those waters better than anybody else. but honestly i thought it was jumpin or tate that ‘revenged’ her when she was gone. nice twist-ish