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121 reviews
Circe by Madeline Miller
challenging
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Amazing feminist book
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Be ready to cry
Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
4.0
This book was really interesting! I loved the dynamic of how this book links to carry on and I found the relationship between the two main characters to be very endearing!
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
3.0
This honestly used to be my favourite book. Now looking back on it, I feel like it’s fairly problematic. It seems more like a book about Eleanor than a book about Park. Though there are things that I love in this book, such as poor families and representation of different body types, this book has its issues. The ending of this book ended up leaving me with more questions than answers, and I just don’t know how I feel about that. I feel like more information about Park would have been lovely, about his ethnicity and how he deals with the world he lives in.
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
4.25
This was one of the first LGBT books I’d ever read, the representation made me so so happy! I don’t know if I was unaware when I first started this (years ago lol) but I absolutely did not see the twist coming! I felt a real connection between Baz and Simon, and that makes me happy :)
Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry by Florence Welch
4.0
I wish there was more poetry, a lot of the songs that were written in this book are beautiful though and I’m glad to have it! I just wish more new content was given as the lyrics are available online for free. But I understand that the lyrics are Florence’s work and she should be allowed to use them whenever!
The Sight by David Clement-Davies
5.0
I’ve reread this book probably around four times, it is a beautiful and tragic book and actually made me cry! The ending with all of the death and the reveals and everything was just amazing! But be warned that this book is /very/ sad, I recently found out there is a sequel and I will definitely be reading that along with other books by the same author!