ailishsreads's Reviews (220)

House of Cotton by Monica Brashears

House of Cotton

Monica Brashears

4.0
dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Bluebeard's Castle by Anna Biller

Bluebeard's Castle

Anna Biller

1.5
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Seas by Samantha Hunt

The Seas

Samantha Hunt

5.0
adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us by Edgar Cantero

This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us

Edgar Cantero

3.5
adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Return of Martin Guerre by Natalie Zemon Davis

The Return of Martin Guerre

Natalie Zemon Davis

3.0
informative slow-paced
There There by Tommy Orange

There There

Tommy Orange

3.75
challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Mindhunter by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

Mindhunter

John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

2.0
dark informative medium-paced
Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Stardust

Neil Gaiman

3.75
adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

Our Share of Night

Mariana Enríquez

5.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

Fredrik Backman

DID NOT FINISH: 49%
Having also read and not enjoyed Anxious People, I can admit that Fredrick Bachman's writing style and characters are not for me. I get the merits of this book's story and message, but I was completely annoyed by the two characters I was supposed to find endearing.