phoul's Reviews (25)

Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity

Devon Price

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring

The Final Empire

Brandon Sanderson

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense fast-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

Box 88

Charles Cumming

DID NOT FINISH: 36%

Flashbacks to the childhood problems of an absurdly rich kid get to be a bit much.

Rhythm of War

Brandon Sanderson

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

The Churn

James S. A. Corey

4.5

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Abaddon's Gate

James S. A. Corey

3.75

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Becky Chambers

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Edgedancer

Brandon Sanderson

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Children of the Nameless

Brandon Sanderson

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was pleasantly surprised by this book.

I am generally a fan of Brandon Sanderson's work, but the MTG books are very hit or miss.

This is a hit.

Howl's Moving Castle

Diana Wynne Jones

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-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

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