brgntteva's Reviews (939)

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

5.0

dark mysterious sad tense 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: Complicated

Luv Shuv In New York

N.M. Patel

3.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Thank you to @liberlady aka the writer for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Akira is an Indian woman who moved to New York for a master in architecture. She lives with other Indian girls, calls her family every day and has immediately bonded with classmates of different origins than the USA. Then she meets Sam, the broody quiet one who falls for the colourful, loud woman.

Clash of cultures is at at the forefront of the story, and it's what I liked the most (an episode I especially liked regards Akira and a certain bathroom mug) (but then again I'm Italian, we have our bidet, so I know the drill abroad). Seeing Akira explain her points to the white cishet guy, him being all sensitive and ready to learn was really satisfying.

And India, omg i loved everything about that part, I can't say much about it cause spoiler, but I laughed out loud, got to love Akira's family, and mildly fell for Sam's friend Luke. Can't wait for his story 😉

Exodus 20:3

Freydís Moon

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Cultura cinese: segno, scrittura e civiltà

Silvia Pozzi, Alessandra C. Lavagnino

3.0

informative slow-paced

Let's Talk About Love

Claire Kann

3.0

emotional 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

I'm not the right target this is a: "it's a me problem not a you problem" case. Too much friend's drama, familiar drama, while I was mostly interested in the Asexuality aspect, which was dealt with alright!

Lore Olympus: Volume One

Rachel Smythe

5.0

emotional funny sad fast-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

The Man In The High Castle

Philip K. Dick

2.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

La più recondita memoria degli uomini

Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

5.0

challenging medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

Claire North

5.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Osagie: Bad Santa

Kiru Taye

3.5

adventurous emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Black romance, insta-lust, MC 40+

FMC has a gym, and an unreliable sister. MMC has sex clubs, night clubs, some seedy business.

Kidnapping, shenanigans, some role play, sex toy

"She liked him, aside from the whole captivity thing."

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