seabuns's reviews
60 reviews

Daddy by Emma Cline

2.75

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.75

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

3.0

Babel by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

4.25

The Girls by Emma Cline

3.5

The Guest by Emma Cline

3.75

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

dark informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-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? Yes

4.0

Big Swiss has been on my reading list for a long time, and I'm glad I finally got around to it. This was a quick read - not too long, easy to follow text and dialogue. Some of it is written as transcripts, which I really enjoyed. You can get deep into the back-and-forth of some of the conversations this way.

The themes of this book are intense, dealing with trauma and death and mental illness,  the book was full of humor and a lightness, somehow. It didn't blow my socks off, but it was a good book! Read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse

The Narrow Road Between Desires by Patrick Rothfuss

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I loved this book! It was a quick read that gave me a little something-something while we’re all patiently waiting on Doors of Stone. Don’t skip the author’s note at the end.