lumenmews's Reviews (258)

Critical Role: Vox Machina — Kith & Kin

Marieke Nijkamp

2.5

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I love Critical Role and these characters, but had a very difficult time getting into this book.

Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

Beautiful World, Where Are You: A Novel

Sally Rooney

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began

Leah Hazard

4.0

informative reflective medium-paced

Normal People

Sally Rooney

4.75

emotional reflective sad 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: Yes

The Book of X

Sarah Rose Etter

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Tender Is the Flesh

Agustina Bazterrica

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

The Water Cure

Sophie Mackintosh

4.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

How to Be Eaten

Maria Adelmann

3.0

dark mysterious reflective 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: Yes

I found this book challenging to read at times, due to the format. It is written from the individual perspectives of the women telling their stories, which means that I felt more connected to some, and very alien to others. It was difficult getting through the stories of those I found less likeable as people, and I was primarily enthralled by Gretel & Raina’s stories, which came last.

I really appreciate the message of the book, exploring how harshly women are portrayed in media in relation to their male counterparts.

Cursed Bread

Sophie Mackintosh

2.5

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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