maxines_obsessions's Reviews (701)

Across State Lines

Lauren Biel

4.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Driving My Obsession

Lauren Biel

3.0

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Sistah Samurai: A Champloo Novella

Tatiana Obey

5.0

emotional funny inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

One of the best books I've ever read. It had a funky, anime vibe to it. It sucked me in, I loved the characters voice. I was having so much fun and then it slowly twisted into an emotional, almost slam poetry vibe. It was brilliant, it was confronting and so well done. It was such a well crafted, powerful book.

Don't Stop

Lauren Biel

5.0

dark 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: Complicated

I think this is my favourite so far. Love, love, love.

Wanted

Lauren Biel, Lauren Biel

4.0

dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry

4.0

adventurous emotional reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is not my normal read, but its one of my coworkers favourite books so I thought I would give it a go.
It is a massive, sweeping grand tale. I was fully invested. I laughed, I sobbed and I despaired at some of these men's inability to have a conversation. I went in thinking this book would piss me off, but its best characters were the women.