castella_and_novellas's Reviews (480)

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman

5.0

challenging emotional funny reflective 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

Great read, felt relatable to a degree with the main character and her experience with

loneliness. It had funny moments and overall was a joy to read even with sad undertones.

The Upside of Falling

Alex Light

5.0

funny lighthearted 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

Such a cute and fast read! No matter how many times I read the fake dating trope, I love it.

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson

3.0

emotional funny 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

Reflection

Elizabeth Lim

4.0

adventurous inspiring fast-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: No

Had a lot of fun reading this one! The story had elements of the movie, yet we were thrown into a new realm for the story to unfold.

the princess saves herself in this one

Amanda Lovelace

2.5

emotional inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters

Nikita Gill

4.5

inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Fun take on Greek lore. Seeing the Goddess’s perspective was really interesting than I haven’t seen done in other Greek mythology books.

Humans: A Brief History of How We F**ked It All Up

Tom Phillips

DID NOT FINISH: 72%

Might try and finish at a different date. It’s funny but saddening to see the downsides of human history and in this time I’m not ready to more reasons to dislike humans. Also reading as an audio book is hilarious, but so hard for my memory.

How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

Mohsin Hamid

4.0

dark funny reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays

Alexander Chee

4.0

challenging dark slow-paced

Angel Diary, Vol. 10

Kara, Lee Yun-Hee

4.0

funny 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: No

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