boxofrainreading's Reviews (116)

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder

Salman Rushdie

5.0

funny reflective sad fast-paced

Onyx Storm

Rebecca Yarros

4.25

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Really enjoyable read but the ending felt rushed

Into the Wild

Erin Hunter

5.0

adventurous relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I don’t know what age of kid this is actually written for, I just have memories of pretending to be a warrior cat on the playground. Kids books have the best lore

The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why

Amanda Ripley

3.0

informative reflective sad fast-paced

The Couple Next Door

Shari Lapena

3.5

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

Jon Krakauer

3.75

informative sad medium-paced

Ran out of time at the library :/

Renewed & finished 12/31

Small Game

Blair Braverman

5.0

adventurous mysterious tense 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

I could not put this down

Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation

Dan Fagin

3.75

informative sad medium-paced

Really close to 4 stars and I give Fagin props for making the science very accessible. Just a LOT of digressions from the main story

Shadow and Bone

Leigh Bardugo

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I still love this book as much as I did when I was 14 🖤

The Crooked Kingdom

Leigh Bardugo

4.0

adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

really good as far as sequels go
minus .5 for some

anticlimactic

moments
minus .25 for

us knowing literally nothing about kuwei despite him being the entire plot

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