booksandbujos's reviews
53 reviews

Crow Winter by Karen McBride

adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

3.75

Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

If I Go Missing by Brianna Jonnie

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Bone Black by Carol Rose GoldenEagle

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

This book was really interesting, but also very heavy. It took me a while even though it is not very big just because the subject matter and language can be a little dense. The story, and Wren, we’re compelling and intriguing, but also very dark

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Murder

Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Peace and Good Order: The Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada by Harold R. Johnson

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Zero Days by Ruth Ware

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was another good Ruth Ware mystery thriller. I loved the stakes and the running. I feel like I really got to know Jack and Gabe’s live story and am heartbroken over everything. I guessed the person responsible early on as we had a very small cast of characters, but it felt earned and not super obvious.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content and Domestic abuse

One by One by Ruth Ware

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A classic mystery. I loved unraveling the clues and getting to make my guess of who-dunnit. The pace was good, building enough tension with small moments that keep you going, and then the ending was at the perfect time that there was a decent amount of denouement and wrapping up. An enjoyable read! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual violence