melannrosenthal's Reviews (1.73k)

Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

Catalina

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

4.0
emotional sad fast-paced
The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex by Melissa Febos

The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex

Melissa Febos

4.0
informative reflective medium-paced
Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady

Battle of the Bookstores

Ali Brady

4.5
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
The Friendship Fling by Georgia Stone

The Friendship Fling

Georgia Stone

4.5
emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us by Anna Malaika Tubbs

Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us

Anna Malaika Tubbs

5.0
informative reflective medium-paced
We Don't Talk About Carol by Kristen L. Berry

We Don't Talk About Carol

Kristen L. Berry

5.0
dark hopeful reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
The Baker of Lost Memories by Shirley Russak Wachtel

The Baker of Lost Memories

Shirley Russak Wachtel

3.5
reflective sad slow-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Bad Friend: How Women Revolutionized Modern Friendship by Tiffany Watt Smith

Bad Friend: How Women Revolutionized Modern Friendship

Tiffany Watt Smith

3.0
informative slow-paced
The Other Lata by Kirthana Ramisetti

The Other Lata

Kirthana Ramisetti

3.5
lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other by Graham McTavish, Sam Heughan

Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other

Graham McTavish, Sam Heughan

3.5
adventurous informative reflective medium-paced