tea_tamai's reviews
398 reviews

Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

Very similar notes in the character voices of each story, which was a bit disappointing. Come Rain or Come Shine was my favourite one. 

Zungen aus Stein: Erzählungen by Sylvia Plath
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.

Got bored.

Lord of the White Hell: Book One by Ginn Hale

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

The pacing was off, but I enjoyed the writing style and school setting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape

Minor: Animal death, Genocide, Vomit, Alcohol

Die Hummerkönige by Alexi Zentner
Did not finish book. Stopped at 22%.

Too heavy for me

84, Charing Cross Road: Eine Freundschaft in Briefen by Helene Hanff

funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence

adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

VAS: An Opera in Flatland by Steve Tomasula

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A

4.0

A wild ride, what a conceptually complex and visually stunning book! 

The Mark on the Wall by Virginia Woolf

2.5

I don't get it 😂

Moondust: In Search Of The Men Who Fell To Earth by Andrew Smith

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

A good overview of the time, culture and polit cal climate that led to the moon landings - and what people took away from it. It got a bit slow around the middle, but the end really pulled all strings together and rounded it off!