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If Women Rose Rooted: The Power of the Celtic Woman by Sharon Blackie

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

2.0

This could have been such a good book. I wanted to really like it - it's made up of all the things I've been enjoying reading lately; ecology, mythology, feminism, memoir. But it somehow failed to be all of them.

If it had just been what the blurb claimed 'A haunting heroine's journey for every woman who finds inspiration and solace in the natural world', it could have been SO good. But it was trying to do too much. 

I really enjoyed reading about Blackie's journey of self-discovery and finding her authentic self - and the connection she forged between the natural world and the weaving of mythology as she found herself. 

However, her flavour of feminism is not one that jives with mine, and I found her narrative prose overly purple, verging on ridiculous at times.  

The Sunday Lunch Club by Juliet Ashton

emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

How To Be A Ghost: An Illustrated Guide by Neil Slorance

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

Hell Island by Matthew Reilly

adventurous tense 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? No

4.0

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain. Ronald Hutton by Ronald Hutton

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Otherlands by Thomas Halliday

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

Scarecrow by Matthew Reilly

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.25