racheltheripper's reviews
109 reviews

Rights Gone Wrong: How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality by Richard Thompson Ford

reflective medium-paced

1.25

To be fair, a lot of shit has gone down since this was published. Regardless, I found this to be very under-researched and Under-developed from the beginning. Considering I do a lot of work with policy on IDEA, it didn't take long for me to recognize the failure of Ford to research anything against his beliefs. (FYI a big part of IDEA is service provision in natural environments, therefore any differential treatment that isn't necessary due to a child's developmental difference is genuinely against the law...) but I digress!

In an age where information is shared constantly, and people are getting facts from uninformed sources, I'm kind of sad I even read this. And sad that other people probably will too. 

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

adventurous challenging dark hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould

emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due

mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

What Lies Between Us by John Marrs

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.75

The Return by Rachel Harrison

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Haunted: Possession by Lee Mountford

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75