uvm's reviews
19 reviews

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

I love S.A. Cosby’s writing and this might be my favorite novel of his, though I really enjoyed All the Sinners Bleed. My only quibble about this novel is that the women characters could have been stronger or more developed. Otherwise, it was a very satisfying story. 

Refuse to Be Done by Matt Bell

informative medium-paced

4.0

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

Last Night at the Telegraph Club was an incredibly slow-paced historical fiction novel with underdeveloped characters. It was informative though. 

When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

adventurous dark informative inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

Spike Lee by Chronicle Books

hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing

5.0

He's a genius and this book is a terrific artifact. 

Confessions by Kanae Minato

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense

5.0

When We Were Animals by Joshua Gaylord

slow-paced

0.25

Highly disturbing novel. The main character is raped repeatedly as are other young women in the book. The misogyny in this book is gratuitous. That a religious male high school teacher wrote this book is beyond sickening. 

Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense

4.5

Lost in the City by Edward P. Jones

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor

5.0

Phenomenal and timeless. Go read this classic. 
I'm now eager to read Linden Hills.