thetejana_bookshelf's Reviews (153)

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

4.75

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

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

Confessions

Kanae Minato

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Every time I thought I knew where this story was headed I was proven drastically wrong.

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

4.75

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I have no idea what the author put in this book that made me despise a main character so much, but stuff was strong. It was the best hate-read I ever had and may these kinds of people never find me in real life.

Tell Me What You Did

Carter Wilson

2.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Worst Best Man

Mia Sosa

2.75

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Parable of the Talents: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Octavia E. Butler

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Yes

A Stranger in the House

Shari Lapena

2.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Tempest of Tea

Hafsah Faizal

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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