hennasfern's Reviews (299)

Little House in the Big Woods

Laura Ingalls Wilder

3.0

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Out There Screaming

Jordan Peele, John Joseph Adams

3.25

dark mysterious tense slow-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

I definitely enjoyed some stories more than other but found this was a wide range of various types of horror which was a nice change from my usual horror picks.

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Keeper of Enchanted Rooms

Charlie N. Holmberg

3.5

adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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: Yes

I don't normally read romance but this one was nice and cozy perfect for letting my brain detox from the dark tense stuff I normally read.

The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne

4.5

adventurous reflective 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: Yes

Gender Queer: A Memoir

Maia Kobabe

4.5

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

We love a graphic memoir. This book really hit home for me and voiced a lot of feelings I myself have felt. We need more books like this to help kids and adults voice how they feel about gender and sexuality.

Ajin: Demi-Human, Vol. 17

Gamon Sakurai

3.25

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ajin: Demi-Human, Vol. 16

Gamon Sakurai

4.5

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder

Asako Yuzuki

4.5

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

This book is a murder mystery that coats you in the buttery emotions of female existence. Providing moments of what it is like to be women who love and hate other women. There is definitely at least one female chapter that every woman can relate to in the book in some way.