liyugen's reviews
274 reviews

Tharakanthan താരാകാന്തൻ by Akhil K

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad

3.5

It's a nicely written book for kost parts, the ending is very satisfying.

The way child abuse is portrayed is not right I feel.

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

adventurous lighthearted fast-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

4.0

A YA book you would enjoy even if you are not so YA .

പൊനം|Ponam by K.N. Prasanth

adventurous tense fast-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

4.25

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

challenging slow-paced

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

2.0

The Answer is No by Fredrik Backman

funny lighthearted fast-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

4.0

മരിയ വെറും മരിയ | Mariya verum Mariya by Sandhyamary

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

Beautiful book. It's tragic and sad but never a sob story. Arguably the best book in Malayalam portraying a protagonist with mental health issues.  

Karuthachan by S K Harinath

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.0

Ashu by Devadas VM

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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

5.0

Un-put downable fun ride of a book.

karikkottakkari by Vinoy Thomas

dark hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.0