tessakooijmans's reviews
96 reviews

Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined by Stephenie Meyer

slow-paced

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

1.0

Why.

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

challenging sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.

Cheap knock- off version of the secret history.

Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast by Oscar Wilde

challenging funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.75

My favourite quotes from this book:

Praise makes me humble, but when I am abused I know I have touched the stars.

Where will it all end? Half the world does not believe in God, and the other half does not believe in me.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Normal People by Sally Rooney

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The point must have gone over my head, because I don't understand why people love this book so much.

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense 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

5.0

What did I just read?

Jude deserves so much better, rest in peace<3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Wrath of the Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan

adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie

dark funny inspiring relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

Such a good book, doesn't deserve the negative reviews i've seen in my opinion. 

The Six Olympians by Maria Alarcon
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.

I HATE the writing style, couldn't reach past page 26. Also, why are all their names so similair? Way to make it impossible for the reader to remember who is who. I also think that splitting the book between six different main characters doesn't work, epecially for such a short book. It means that none of them get any depth or personality.