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emotional funny lighthearted medium-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: Yes

This was a cute young adult rom com.

Easy read and characters were likable and you were rooting for them. 

A little simple in places but perfect for the age range I think.
emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

What a lovely poetry collection. 
reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

So this book took me a little while to finish, it felt long and slow and in parts I was itching to DNF the book, but i powered through and in the end I probably quote enjoyed it.

I feel like this is one of those important books we should all read, but i did feel a little like it was a wild ride from start to finish in what Nancy ends up as, like innocent girl mooning over an actress to live in lesbian. But that middle part is unhinged. 

Fair play Sarah Walters I guess. What the fuck. 😂 
emotional reflective fast-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

Enjoyed this however I am unsure that this is a particularly inspiring book it did not feel groundbreaking and I felt leant heavily on tropes that perhaps are a little out dated.

I'm not entirely sure I understood the need for this book or what I got from it.  
dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was very mid, I felt a little like for a 300 page book it entertained me whilst I was reading it but actually what I got out of it was very little.

I felt really sorry for Grace the little girl, because all the adults around here were self interested and a bit shit at parenting her. 

Everyone else was an asshole. 
emotional funny reflective 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: Complicated

Unhinged women, but make it short stories.

Some better than others as is the way with short story collections but definitely more hits than misses. 

Good stuff. 

Rootbound: Rewilding a Life

Alice Vincent

DID NOT FINISH: 29%

Self indulgent waffle.

Not a fan of this at all. The bits about plants were genuinely interesting but the rest of it was not for me, I found it far to lacking in self awareness. I cannot cope. 
emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book was quite frustrating, and felt like the author didn't really have an ending in mind.

It's one of those where I felt that the ending was just platitudes and nothing really got answered. 

Also suffered from being written pre-pandemic, and me reading it post-pandemic.
emotional funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Unhinged woman lite, I think this really is an entry level unhinged women book, it's not setting the world on fire but it made me chuckle in parts.

I was so mad that man stole her cat. What a dickhead

A Thousand Ships

Natalie Haynes

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

Not for me, found it frustrating and the topic was kind of boring.