yushra's reviews
130 reviews

Educated by Tara Westover

dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.5

one of the best memior’s i’ve read and such an interesting story that made me think a lot about history/memory and also cycles or patterns of abuse

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

like i understand the point of this book but i didn’t really like it that much 😭

Love, Simon: Simon Vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

i would’ve enjoyed this so much more if i was 13/14 i fear it is a product of its time and made me cringe too much in 2025

Emergent Properties by Aimee Ogden

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

i don’t think this was for me, however i thought the use of neopronouns was cool

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

this made me cry several times

Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

i think this is my favorite out of TJR’s books

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

this book was so good it had me on the edge of my seat and i carried it around all day to read whenever i got a second. the narrative structure was so good the characters were well developed. i will say sometimes it delved more formal vocab wise but i guess it makes sense for a shakespearean to talk like this. also i feel like if i knew the plays discussed better i would like this book even more.

Circe by Madeline Miller

slow-paced

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

4.0

i really enjoyed this but it got slow at some points 

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

medium-paced

2.5

this was easy to read but idk it wasn’t for me i think

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

emotional informative fast-paced

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

4.5

this book truly depicts what it’s like to be a woman in this world, done in a korean context. i seriously don’t understand why men freak out about this book nearly all women have to go through similar things that jiyoung does.