valent1ne's reviews
199 reviews

The Wishing Pool and Other Stories by Tananarive Due

4.25

There were a couple I wasn’t a huge fan of, but overall I liked it a lot ! Due’s writing style is so neat, the Gracetown stories were definitely my favorites.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Gaslighting

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

4.25

Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness by Kristen Radtke

3.5

first half was great & rly thought provoking, second half fell flat in comparison & I stopped enjoying it around the 50-60% point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death

The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

Not a bad story, just not as good as I hoped for/expected & 4 hours in I didn’t feel like continuing.

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

5.0

easily one of the most beautiful books ive ever read

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

3.5

The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination by Ursula K. Le Guin

4.75

The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

4.0

i love her characters so much 💗💗💗

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Racism

Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford

3.25

cool concept, weird execution

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Medical content

Minor: Cannibalism

All the Names They Used for God by Anjali Sachdeva

4.25

Really liked this one, I think I would rate it higher after a reread & the chance to let the stories sink in a little more.