carly23r's reviews
445 reviews

Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly

funny hopeful 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? No

3.5

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

challenging hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

There is no world in which this book should be banned. Wish there was more memoir in it though.

Faith by Peter James

dark fast-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

1.5

I Shouldn't Be Telling You This (But I'm Going to Anyway) by Chelsea Devantez

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

Massive slay

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Awwww. Minus a half star for a couple of sex scenes that were not her best work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Death of parent

I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

Maggie O’Farrell you are incredible

All Fours by Miranda July

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

This was an enjoyable enough read but I'm not really sure what the point is. It's sort of a Charlie and the Chocolate factory situation but adult and violent. 

An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Civilization to Independence by Zeinab Badawi

hopeful informative fast-paced

4.0

Interesting and ambitious but often not very critical - understandable for a generalist audience but sometimes frustrating.

Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny

funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

This was an enjoyable enough read, but I expected a bit more.