thespicelessreader's Reviews (827)

The House of My Mother

Shari Franke

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

The Spellshop

Sarah Beth Durst

3.75

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

P. Djèlí Clark

3.75

dark funny mysterious 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

Tired as F*ck: Burnout at the Hands of Diet, Self-Help, and Hustle Culture

Caroline Dooner

4.25

funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

The Last Bloodcarver

Vanessa Le

4.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Complicated

Growing Up Urkel

Jaleel White

3.75

funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Tilly and the Lost Fairytales

Anna James

4.0

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Blood Over Bright Haven

M.L. Wang

5.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Classism

Moderate: Infertility, Sexual assault

The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin

DID NOT FINISH: 16%

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I really like all of her premises and even her writing style, but I just can't seem to jive with the narrators they've picked for her stories. This is the second book now by her that I've had to dnf as an audio because I can't get past the narrator. 
Thankfully I have a digital copy on my Kobo so I'll have to swap over to that when I'm done my current digital reads. 

When Women Were Dragons

Kelly Barnhill

4.5

challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-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: No