brazenbookbabe's Reviews (504)

Portrait of a Thief

Grace D. Li

5.0

Wonderful heist book! Loved it!

The Heiress Gets a Duke

Harper St. George

4.0

Fun historical romance!

The Scoundrel Falls Hard by Sophie Jordan

Iran Awakening: One Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Life and Country

Shirin Ebadi, Azadeh Moaveni

4.0

dark

So many parallels to what is happening in the US today.

The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom

Helen Thorpe

4.0

Wonderful storytelling.

Possession

A. Anders

4.0

adventurous funny

Very fun marriage of convenience!

I Killed Zoe Spanos

Kit Frick

3.5

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A fun read with extremely flawed characters but the ending felt rushed.

Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto

Tricia Hersey

4.5

informative reflective relaxing fast-paced

Loved the point of view in this book and really helped me recenter view on my human capital.

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

Akwaeke Emezi

5.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Some of the most beautiful prose I have ever read. Not a romance, more of a story of rebirth and finding yourself and love after a traumatic event. Gorgeous book. Listened to it on audio and the narrator was wonderful.

Content Warnings

Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation

Ken Liu

DID NOT FINISH: 21%

Just didn’t finish it but want to go back. It was a great book.

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