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katymaryreads
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Very enjoyable and interesting, but also a bit long. My favourite parts, predictably, were the Star Trek references.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Predictable but nice enough romance with a lot of spice (bordering on smut?). Dragged a bit in the middle.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fun, slightly odd, mystery story. Partly epistolatory, which I appreciated. Quirky but likable characters.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Enjoyable collection of poems dealing with everyday thoughts and emotions and images from nature. I especially liked the poems dealing with the author's children.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Beautiful, lyrical and observant, mixing knowledge and love for the natural world with very personal reminiscences.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fast-moving mystery set against a small dying drought-ridden Australian town. I liked the flashbacks to the earlier mystery, and the way the two cases were explored together, but I cared more about the solution to the mystery than about the characters.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
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
A continuation of the story begun in The Calculating Stars, and just as good. A focus on racism rathr than sexism in this one, and some interesting character development.
challenging
informative
medium-paced
Informative and infuriating.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
fast-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:
Yes
This was a wonderful book full of real, believable, flawed characters. Their interactions were as much a part of the story as the space travel. Issues of sexism, misogyny and racism made this a thought-provoking read, and the space travel and astronaut training details were fascinating.
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-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
This was enjoyable, but a bit chaotic and mixed up. None of the characters were entirely likable. I hated the ending.