theatomicblonde22's reviews
320 reviews

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Overall, everything was going well until about the final 20% -- the plot sorta went off the rails towards the end; it almost felt like a goofy turn of events.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism

The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Hungerstone by Kat Dunn

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

“God’s Teeth, I am so hungry.”

Absolutely delicious, this book. 10/10

The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England by Dan Jones

adventurous challenging dark funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife: The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women by Hetta Howes

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Joan of Arc: A History by Helen Castor

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

The Wife of Bath: A Biography by Marion Turner

adventurous challenging dark funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Daughters of Chivalry: The Forgotten Children of King Edward Longshanks by Kelcey Wilson-Lee

adventurous dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Winters in the World: A Journey Through the Anglo-Saxon Year by Eleanor Parker

informative reflective

4.0