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100 reviews

The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken by The Secret Barrister

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

must read imo!! sg’s system isn’t exactly the same as the uk’s, but given how we inherited it this was still a very relevant read. took me quite a while to get through it (esp the front bit, with the attention paid to the workings of the systems present) but many thoughtful points were made about criminal justice and victims that slip through the cracks 

In Your Defence: True Stories of Life and Law by Sarah Langford

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

slow… and i read this on libby. format was hard to swipe through

The Firm by John Grisham

mysterious slow-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

3.0

overall interesting, but quite meh. glad that it ended tbh just wanted to figure out what the mystery behind the law firm was, and i was ready for it to end after. ALSO the audiobook is weird bc it’s just the same guy speaking for each character 😭

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

adventurous 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? Yes

4.75

much more political and intriguing than the first book. luv

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

reflective slow-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

3.75

hmmm i tried reading the book a while back and couldn’t get through it because it was so boring. this was a muchhh better format for sure because it felt like i was listening to friends gossip. the fact that each character had their own voice actor helped tremendously. first audiobook i’ve listened to and it’s definitely gotten me more open to them =)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

rereading before i watch the recent movie!! i forgot how much i loved this series :” finished in a day and slept at 3.30 for it LMAO but one i love most now is that katniss isn’t a moral, noble character. she prioritises survival and is pragmatic, which is what’s relatable because honestly… who wouldn’t want to save their own skin lol

the last time i read this was when u was 11? and although i remember the main gist of things it was really nice to read about all the small details that have gotten lost over the years. no way i’m finishing the trilogy before i watch the movie but. glad i decided to try anyway HAHSHS

The Best I Could by Subhas Anandan

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

really interesting book that has shed much light on sg’s criminal justice system and it’s failings! the writing was awkward to read sometimes lol but tbf that’s not what i’m reading this for… so it’s a small issue. sped through the book once it got to the actual cases

The Laughter by Sonora Jha
Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.

HAHHSGSGS IT BECAME AN OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOK

Other People's Clothes by Calla Henkel

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

honestly the premise of this book was quite interesting and there’s certain parts i enjoyed — the gaudy, tasteless excessiveness that characterised the partying scene in berlin as social media starts becoming more prominent in the late 2000s. i just didn’t rly care for the execution…. the language and prose felt like it was trying too hard and the placement of commas rly bothered me LOL made the story feel so chunky sometimes 😭 i can understand why the side characters are so 1d bc it’s probably meant to reflect the superficial friendships formed, but even the two main girls didn’t feel particularly fleshed out to me… they were just chaotic and messy and toxic friends to each other. genuinely got so annoyed at certain points bc of their unlikability 

overall the themes about perception, pretense, obsession and the exploration of zoe’s sexuality were all quite interesting to read otherwise and the plot RLY picked up in the last 15%. j wish the transition to a murder mystery had happened earlier 😕 and on a side note do berlin art students rly have so little school????? it feels like they did nothing but party and get high 😭😭😭😭 would definitely classify this under the unhinged females genre… if the language hadn’t bothered me so much throughout the whole book i’d probably have given this a higher rating 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Drug use

Moderate: Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Toxic friendship