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117 reviews

Attack on Titan, Volume 4 by Hajime Isayama

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

The Wicked King by Holly Black

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

A great second instalment in the series. Jude navigating the royal courts along with the betrayal, romance, secrets and scheming that comes with it. Love Cardan. Big fan of this series!

Just Kids by Patti Smith

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

A book I’ve wanted to read for a long while now, which was most certainly worth the wait. An extraordinarily personal and sensitively described tale of two people whose life intertwined and their love seems to transcend everything. The writing and descriptions were phenomenal.

Attack on Titan, Volume 2 by Hajime Isayama

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

Attack on Titan, Volume 1 by Hajime Isayama

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention by Johann Hari

challenging informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

Loved the world envisioned in this series. The plot really didn’t pique my interest until “book 2” (second half). When it got going it was good! Really cuts to the chase then. 3.5-4 stars 

Severance by Ling Ma

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A very jarring read post pandemic. This was so intense. I really loved the themes of finding home in a city, the drone mentality of capitalism, an immigrant’s experience moving to the US and family. The ending felt… unsatisfying in a way, maybe a bit rushed. But it doesn’t take away from the rest of the novel. Very good, 4 stars.

The Wonder by Emma Donoghue

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

Wanted to read this before I watched the film with Florence Pugh. It’s undeniably an Irish tale… slow paced, dreary, dark and mysterious. It’s drenched in Religion too. I did enjoy it, but one would definitely have to be in the mood for it.

Soy Sauce for Beginners by Kirstin Chen

lighthearted 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

2.5

Fun little read! 2.5 stars