sayshara's reviews
355 reviews

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.

I listen to audiobooks at night when I can't sleep. It was actually too good at putting me to sleep. I wasn't making any progress on the book, and it was hard to follow the plot.

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

adventurous inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

sad slow-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

Golden Son by Pierce Brown

adventurous dark medium-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? No

3.5

Mars by Ben Bova

adventurous hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

2.0

Head On by John Scalzi

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor

dark sad 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? No

3.0

I probably should have expected that a story about the Adopted Daughter of Death would be at least a little disturbing, but that blindsided me a bit. I liked the world building of Ghana in the future, and the challenges the character faced by not being able to use technology. 

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

adventurous dark 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

5.0

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

hopeful 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

5.0