awaywiththefairies's reviews
101 reviews

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management by Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business School Press

informative slow-paced

3.25

I had to read this for school.. a lot better than the strategy one though. Not too bad.. for a business book 

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Really loved like 80 percent of this book but yet again the ending disappoints me. The writing is great and the world is very unique. The ending wasn't bad but it wasn't for me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I'll give it a 3 but I'm very disappointed.  The 3 is because the writing is so well done and it kept me going the whole way through but for that to be the ending? I'm struggling not to put it to a 2 for the ending 

Boss of Her by Anna Stone

fast-paced

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

2.0

Really meh

Intercepts by T.J. Payne

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I didn't know much about this book before reading. I didn't read the back or a review and I'm glad I didn't. 

Go into this blind and you'll have a better experience. 4 stars! It was really good and the pace just kept going throughout 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Torture

Minor: Suicide

The Hike by Lucy Clarke

emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

This was advertised as a horror on tiktok. It's not a horror it's more of a thriller and not much thrilling things happen. More emotional development happens than thrills between the girls 

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

lighthearted slow-paced

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

1.25

Really horrible. Plot is bonkers it flips so much it will give you whiplash. 

Filled with lots of stereotypes about ireland. Minus points for the author being irish and writing this way. 

70 percent in and you still never see the bookshop. 

Don't bother reading it

Greener Marketing by John Grant

informative slow-paced

2.75

Consent by Annabel Lyon
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.

Felt it was going to be too heavy for me right now 

Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors by Michael E. Porter

informative slow-paced

2.5

This guy just loves strategy