nila's Reviews (526)

challenging emotional reflective 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: No

Efficiently crafted, Keegan's writing comes alive beautifully in the audiobook. Short and bittersweet. 

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adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark emotional tense 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: Yes
funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

So bittersweet and wholesome, I was so emotionally invested, I can't believe it. Everyone involved seem like such gems

Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers

Barbara Ehrenreich

DID NOT FINISH: 73%

I didn't realise that it was more of a historic documentation and a call-to-action paper rather an actual In-depth publication on the subject. I was well into it when I saw the total page count, and realised I wanted to see if I could find something else on the subject
emotional hopeful sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a very easy read, I couldn't put the book down. I still struggle to give it a higher rating, though I'm not sure why. I expected it to be more of an emotional roller-coaster and it fell a bit flat for me in the end to get that full fourth star. Griet is, however, a character I'd love to read more about, I really felt for her throughout her journey.

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emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I have to admit, I'm not even quite sure what I read, the plot became a bit too abstract for me. But the writing was beautiful

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dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very disappointed in this one, I have to admit. In the first book, it seemed the author had such control over every detail and everything deliberately moved the story forward. This one, just has too many things happening at once, and none of the tropes/storylines is explored deeply enough. It's part financial crime case - lost person case - childhood frenemies case - old serial killer case - all mixed into one... 

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challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

I read along my physical copy while listening to the audio book, and the narration gave the words on the page so much life. 

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