tualha's reviews
389 reviews

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

adventurous dark inspiring 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

3.5

A solidly enjoyable book for folks who like stories about witches and sisters. 

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gore

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

emotional hopeful relaxing 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

Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi

Half expecting a different book on reread

Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky

adventurous challenging emotional funny fast-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

5.0

Pure joy, will listen again.

Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda

challenging dark tense slow-paced

4.5

A lovely, disgusting, surreal ramble. It felt meditative and frenetic in equal measure, claustrophobic at times and nearly cozy, yet deeply uncomfortable. 

Think this especially worked well as an audiobook and the narrator was fabulous. The descriptions of foods are much more visceral and emotional in audio. Would recommend.

The Only Ones by Carola Dibbell

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

5.0

The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni

slow-paced

1.0

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

This had the makings of a really good book but fell flat for me, though I'd been hopeful to begin with - maps and libraries!