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yolanda_h's Reviews (306)

Water Moon

Samantha Sotto Yambao

3.0

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Giving 3 stars for the concept and the whimsical world where nothing is as it seems. But it seemed to me that this story really wanted to be a Ghibli movie, and perhaps it would have worked better that way. After a strong start it felt like I was watching scene after scene with a same narrative structure and ending with a cliffhanger of a few words, with clunky dialogue between actors who don’t really show their inner life and with heavy handed devices to give hints or get the plot going. Some scenes felt unnecessary or out of place (the elevator, the moment in the pool).

The ending had great promise and made me really feel things for the first time with this book. For me it could’ve ended a few pages earlier.

There were profound moments, insights and some great prose as well. For me it just needed more.

Content Warnings

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Joan Lindsay

4.5

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

Graafdier

Nikki Dekker

5.0

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Het is wat het is wat het is: 5 sterrenpracht.

The Girl in The Tower

Katherine Arden

3.75

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Mansfield Park

Jane Austen

DID NOT FINISH: 32%

The way the other characters treat Fanny is a bit too triggering for me at this moment. Maybe I’ll pick up the audiobook one day, but I’m just not enjoying it.