Take a photo of a barcode or cover
valent1ne's reviews
199 reviews
All Our Families: Disability Lineage and the Future of Kinship by Jennifer Natalya Fink
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
rly interesting topic but the author failed the ‘be normal abt disabled people’ challenge in my book . also for a book that claims to be all about accessibility, this was Not that. would love to see the topic explored in a book by someone other than this person
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
4.0
slow start & a few questions were left unanswered that i would’ve liked to have figured out, but the idea itself was neat & especially the first half was v spooky
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
Minor: Cannibalism
Revenge by Yōko Ogawa
3.75
I’ve never read another book where every single character is so uniquely & disturbingly fucked up . very impressed by that . very cool how connected every story was too imo
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Pedophilia, Cannibalism
The Spite House by Johnny Compton
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
cool concept just . didn’t like how it was executed . didn’t catch me :/
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
interesting premise but an hour into it the story just felt like it never paused to let you catch your breath & i couldn’t keep up with it
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
3.75
v sweet book, probably one to come back to & reread at some point 💜
Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due
4.0
I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as I did the wishing pool, but still a rly consistently good & impressive collection of short stories . definitely solidified her place in my list of favorite authors
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical trauma
Minor: Rape, Cannibalism
Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim
4.25
very good story & very well written, my only l complaint is that it was kind of a lot to keep track of
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault