victoriafrombookclub's reviews
86 reviews

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

1.5

This book was not for me, I found the voice of the male protagonist very unbelievable, and the characters and plot were not particularly interesting. Plus

the octopus narrator was like an annoying intellectual, which I didn't find very interesting as far as attempts at writing octopus consciousness.

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

4.75

The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller

challenging dark emotional

4.0

Sea Change by Gina Chung

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely beautiful and real and makes me want to go hug my friends.

Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.

The vampires are quite secondary and I didn't like the writing style. Personally, I found it hard to fully immerse myself in the book.

Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth

dark tense fast-paced

3.0

Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda

dark emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe

3.5

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

2.5

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

dark hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5