tualha's reviews
391 reviews

The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni

slow-paced

1.0

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

This had the makings of a really good book but fell flat for me, though I'd been hopeful to begin with - maps and libraries! 

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-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

5.0

To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

adventurous hopeful relaxing 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

4.5

A cozy read that challenges colonial thinking. Book Club concluded it would be appropriately animated by Studio Ghibli, please make this happen. 

What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri

challenging dark emotional inspiring medium-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

Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

3.5

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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

5.0

The Bees by Laline Paull

dark emotional tense 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? No

5.0

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft by Diana Helmuth
Did not finish book.

Purely my own inability to get through non-fiction!