lucyreading's Reviews (264)

When the Ground Is Hard

Malla Nunn

4.5

emotional hopeful informative mysterious 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: Complicated

This is a great book! Really interesting young adult historical fiction based in a boarding school in Swaziland in the 1960s. Defs recommend.

Death in the Stars

Frances Brody

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Diverse cast of characters: No

Small Bodies of Water

Nina Mingya Powles

5.0

informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America

Jessica B. Harris

5.0

dark informative inspiring fast-paced

Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art

Rebecca Wragg Sykes

4.75

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Beyond the Rice Fields

Naivo, Allison M. Charette

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Chaka

Thomas Mofolo

challenging informative tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Cut From the Same Cloth? Muslim Women on Life in Britain

Sabeena Akhtar

5.0

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

Tales from Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

East: 120 Vegetarian and Vegan recipes from Bangalore to Beijing

Meera Sodha

informative inspiring slow-paced

Tried one recipe - Korean Egg Bread. Really easy & tasty once cooked. Looking forward to cooking more.

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