sharrikloves's reviews
174 reviews

Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen

adventurous funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

dark mysterious medium-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

3.75

Royally Rearranged by Emma St. Clair

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

Funny Story by Emily Henry

4.0

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

I really enjoyed this. It’s deeply contrived and utterly ridiculous, but that’s what I loved about it. You definitely have to suspend your disbelief a bit and the feminism was at times quite heavy handed (and rather imperfect), but I’m not convinced this deserved the thorough lashing so many other reviewers have given it. 

It loses a star for the socio-political inaccuracy, shaming people for eating processed food, and generally sending the message that racism would end if we were all just more logical, a very frustrating liberal fallacy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide

Chemistry by Weike Wang

reflective fast-paced

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

5.0