September Book Reviews 2021

The theme of September was non-fiction. The links are going to take you to my Storygraph reviews.

Love and Freindship: And Other Youthful Writings by Jane Austen
adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5/5 stars

Real World by Natsuo Kirino
dark sad 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
3.5/5 stars

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
dark informative medium-paced
4/5 stars

What If by Randall Munroe
adventurous funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
5/5 stars

Becoming, by Michelle Obama
hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
4.5/5 stars

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July and August Book Reviews 2021

The theme of July and August were classics and crime. I recently moved my book tracking from Goodreads to an indie tiny place on the Internet called The StoryGraph. I love their fresh simple webpage design and even though it’s still evolving, I really like the stats and the rating system on it. Also their recommendation are pretty wild and exciting. So from now on, the review links are going to take you to my StoryGraph reviews. If you’re looking for something more modern and minimalist than Goodreads, I warmly recommend StoryGraph and do follow me there if you decide to join it. 🙂

Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Dark, emotional, inspiring, medium-paced
Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It’s complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5/5 stars

A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
Challenging, reflective, slow-paced
Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It’s complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It’s complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3/5 stars

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
Dark, mysterious, tense, medium-paced
Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It’s complicated
4/5 stars

Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
Dark, sad, medium-paced
Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3/5 stars

What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence
Emotional, hopeful, sad, fast-paced
5/5 stars

The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt
Informative, inspiring, medium-paced
4/5 stars

Desperation
Stephen King
Mysterious, tense, fast-paced
Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It’s complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75/5 stars

Immoral
Brian Freeman
Dark, mysterious, tense, medium-paced
Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It’s complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It’s complicated
3.5/5 stars

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June Book Reviews 2021

The theme of June was mystery. Most were audiobooks. I started reading ‘The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo’ but haven’t finished it in June. The links are going to take you to my Goodreads reviews.

11.22.63
Stephen King
4/5 stars

This Is Pleasure
Mary Gaitskill
4/5 stars

Little Darlings
Melanie Golding 
4/5 stars

Second Skin
Christian White
2/5 stars

Tell Me Lies
J.P. Pomare 
3/5 stars

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April and May Book Reviews 2021

The theme of April was fantasy and I got to discovered a book that became one of my faves – The Once and Future Witches. In May it was historical literature. The links are going to take you to my Goodreads reviews.

The Once and Future Witches
Alix E. Harrow
5/5 stars

FantasticLand
Mike Bockoven
4/5 stars

A Dark and Hollow Star (A Dark and Hollow Star #1)
Ashley Shuttleworth
3/5 stars

The Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and Ash #3)
Jennifer L. Armentrout
3/5 stars

A Little History of the World
E.H. Gombrich
4/5 stars

The Other Boleyn Girl (The Tudor Court #2)
Philippa Gregory
4/5 stars

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March Book Reviews 2021

The theme of March was poetry but I didn’t finish that many poetry books as I found that they are better when I consume them slowly, like reading one or two poems daily. So yes, it’s going to take a while. But I did finish one poetry collection by Emily Dickinson. In addition to that I finished my first Illumicrate book (that subscription box that creates stunning hardcovers) and four audiobooks. The links are going to take you to my Goodreads reviews.

The Last Wish
Andrzej Sapkowski
4/5 stars

Behind Her Eyes
Sarah Pinborough 
3/5 stars

Sleeping Beauties
Stephen King, Owen King
4/5 stars

It Is Joy To Be With You.
Emily Dickinson
5/5 stars

Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey
5/5 stars

Winter’s Orbit
Everina Maxwell
4/5 stars

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