sophierrr's reviews
41 reviews

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

4.5

took me wayyyy too long to finish this but that’s nothing to do with the book itself cause WOWWWW. rin has got to be one of the most interesting 3 dimensional characters i have ever read like EVER. i don’t agree with her most of the time but then again if i was in her shoes idk what i would do??? she is soooooo tragic and i gotta keep reading the series to see how further she digs herself in a hole….but yeah rf kuang did her big one! 

For Her Consideration by Amy Spalding

4.0

okay i hate and love nina at the same time she is so incredibly FRUSTRATING but also SO REALLL. i also just love how they focused on her little found family in LA and lorna🥲🥲🥲. i enjoyed her personal growth and arc so much and the romance with ari was a nice addition and didn’t overpower anything. BEAUTIFUL WELL DONE

Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler

3.0

this wasn’t bad by any means but it wasn’t great either. i wish the author described their summer together more and just expanded the relationship in general… but other than that!

The Viridian Priestess by Katrina Calandra

adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.0

found this book in tiktok comments and i was pleasantly surprised 

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

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

3.5

i weirdly loved all these characters especially smith parker 😁😁😁 kinda gave me looking for alaska but gay vibes 

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

4.25

my father made me read this as a child and i remember liking it but not completely getting it but rereading it now i appreciate it much much more. MAKE THIS REQUIRED READING FOR EVERYONE

The Deep by Rivers Solomon

slow-paced

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

3.0

very stream of consciousness vibes and sometimes it was a bit hard to follow but i loved the concept idea and yetu was a very interesting MC 

The Mistletoe Motive by Chloe Liese

fast-paced

2.75

tis was not the season for this book but it helped keep my mind off me being sick to death so at least theres that

Brother by Ania Ahlborn

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

the last 50 pages…. wild.

Home by Toni Morrison

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

4.0

needed a good short book and this did the trick. i loved how toni explored the relationship between cee and frank. and i love how she gives every character their screen time and allows them to be fully developed. this was a great character driven book.