teyrna's reviews
67 reviews

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

adventurous 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

3.0

Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt

dark informative medium-paced

3.5

 I read this for my Moral Foundations of Politics class. Very informative if written in a somewhat convoluted way. 

The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• 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

4.0

got a few belly laughs out of this one.

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

first five star read of 2023! as someone suffering from a personality disorder, this book is special to me. it resonated with me in a way that non-fantasy books rarely do. and though a lot of the criticism surrounding this book talks about how “toxic” regan and aldo’s relationship was, i can’t truly bring myself to see it that way.

people suffering from mood and personality disorders often struggle with their self-image and their relationships. some of us out here will struggle for life — there simply is no cure. you have to manage it everyday, and the people you love will have to see your ups and downs as they come. 

this book gave us a peek into what it could look like, to love someone who has a “broken brain”. how it’s not always easy, how it can be frustrating, how it takes a lot of hard work on both ends. regan and aldo both have their own demons, but love did prevail. the ending to their story is beautifully hopeful, and somewhere out their in a strand of the multiverse, i would like to believe that they are living happily ever after, despite the challenges that life and its multitude of complications must be throwing their way.

olivie blake, you are a real one for writing this beautiful, beautiful story. thank you.

Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin

adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

3.75