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The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Abandonment
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The premise is good, but it’s just unbearably slow. A great meditation on purpose and your attitude towards life.
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Ooooo weeee… ok SJM, I’m signed on.
I think the first Crescent City book was better as far as clarity, plot points, and intensity, but this book was good too. I think this book relied on smut to keep readers attention at slow points in the story instead of actually moving the plot along. Other than that, this book develops secondary characters fantastically. It also has a few twists, and a really big surprise at the end! No spoilers but I’m waiting for the next one!!
I think the first Crescent City book was better as far as clarity, plot points, and intensity, but this book was good too. I think this book relied on smut to keep readers attention at slow points in the story instead of actually moving the plot along. Other than that, this book develops secondary characters fantastically. It also has a few twists, and a really big surprise at the end! No spoilers but I’m waiting for the next one!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The Woman Destroyed by Simone de Beauvoir
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
A very dense character study examining 3 circumstances in which 3 women lose their sense of self. Smart, empathetic, and sensitive.
Things to note before deciding to read:
- these crisis’ all revolve around men, specifically these character’s husbands.
- the three characters are all wealthy, white, Parisian woman and have more in common than they have in difference.
- racially insensitive if not racist terms for Black people are used I believed just once
- it drones on. A slow descent into madness.
Things to note before deciding to read:
- these crisis’ all revolve around men, specifically these character’s husbands.
- the three characters are all wealthy, white, Parisian woman and have more in common than they have in difference.
- racially insensitive if not racist terms for Black people are used I believed just once
- it drones on. A slow descent into madness.
Theology of The Womb by Christy Angelle Bauman
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Explores the idea that, if all humans are created in the image of God, and if I am Feminine, then God cannot only be Masculine. And because that’s true, what can we learn about God from Her feminine qualities?
This book said things out loud that I have known in my heart and my Spirit to be true my whole life but have never been able to verbalize or put together cohesively. It explores how menstrual cycles reflect cycles of promises in the Bible, the significance of women having sex organs that have no part in procreation but are solely for pleasure (men and most other organisms don’t), the regenerative and resilient nature of female bodies reflected in a God who never forgets us and always rebuilds Her temple, and the importance, no— necessity of feminine community: women to lean on.
Christy writes in a passionate and personable style: it feels like reading a letter from a good friend. She shares her own stories, thinks creatively, and backs everything she states as fact up with Scripture (and sometimes clinical studies).
brb-buying this book for every woman I know for Christmas.
This book said things out loud that I have known in my heart and my Spirit to be true my whole life but have never been able to verbalize or put together cohesively. It explores how menstrual cycles reflect cycles of promises in the Bible, the significance of women having sex organs that have no part in procreation but are solely for pleasure (men and most other organisms don’t), the regenerative and resilient nature of female bodies reflected in a God who never forgets us and always rebuilds Her temple, and the importance, no— necessity of feminine community: women to lean on.
Christy writes in a passionate and personable style: it feels like reading a letter from a good friend. She shares her own stories, thinks creatively, and backs everything she states as fact up with Scripture (and sometimes clinical studies).
brb-buying this book for every woman I know for Christmas.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Wish I’d read this as a 10-year-old. Very cute, very deep.