competencefantasy's Reviews (912)

Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China by Jung Chang

Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China

Jung Chang

DID NOT FINISH: 1%
To restart. Let it get away from me
My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

My Heart Is a Chainsaw

Stephen Graham Jones

4.0
adventurous dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

Something to Talk About

Meryl Wilsner

4.5
funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

Arsenic and Adobo

Mia P. Manansala

4.5
emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma

Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law

Haben Girma

4.5
adventurous informative lighthearted fast-paced
Facing Nature by John Updike, Judith Jores

Facing Nature

John Updike, Judith Jores

3.5
fast-paced
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain

Nghi Vo

4.5
adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Iron Widow

Xiran Jay Zhao

4.75
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron

Maya and the Rising Dark

Rena Barron

4.5
adventurous 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: Complicated
Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott

Dragons in a Bag

Zetta Elliott

4.5
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated