sammiseah's reviews
265 reviews

The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I was enthralled by the themes and the concepts within this book and I thought they were handled very well! The handling of machine learning and AI was particularly pertinent. However, I felt so disappointed by how the book ended! I felt like the first 300+ pages was building us up to some amazing, grand finale, and then I ended up slightly disappointed at the end, particularly by the main storyline :( 

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

Forward: Stories of Tomorrow by N.K. Jemisin, Blake Crouch, Paul Tremblay, Amor Towles, Veronica Roth, Andy Weir

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

adventurous emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

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

4.25

Paper Names by Susie Luo

emotional 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? Yes

4.25

Sex on the Kitchen Table: The Romance of Plants and Your Food by Norman C. Ellstrand

informative medium-paced

3.75

Regretting Motherhood: A Study by Orna Donath

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Trust by Hernán Díaz

emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.25

Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal

mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.25

Night of Cake & Puppets by Laini Taylor

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25