smellburpee's reviews
135 reviews

Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

3.0

My Dear Comrades by Sunu P. Chandy

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Such a tender collection of poems! 

How to Resist Amazon and Why by Danny Caine

funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

Caine makes a compelling case for resisting Amazon in this book through talking about his experience working and owning an Indie Bookstore. Very well researched & digestible !! 

If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution by Vincent Bevins

emotional hopeful informative slow-paced

5.0

A must read for anyone wanting to understand social movements and their often unintended causes! This one is leaving me with much to think about. 

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

Outlawed by Anna North

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

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

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

This book is perfect. It hurts because it has to. 

A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.5

I loved this one even more than the first! This series has some of the most beautiful world building I've ever read. 

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

adventurous 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? No

4.0

Just an excellent YA fantasy. Great read a like for people who enjoyed Cry of the Icemark or the Pellinor series. 

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.0

Reyes had me as soon as I heard the title of the first chapter. "Thou Shall Not Trust a Two-Faced Bitch."