random_shoes's Reviews (1.03k)

The Passing of the Dragon

Ken Liu

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness

Sy Montgomery

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Firekeeper's Daughter

Angeline Boulley

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Complicated

Beneath the Sugar Sky

Seanan McGuire

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Ruby in the Smoke: A Sally Lockhart Mystery

Philip Pullman

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

5.0

challenging 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

This book is a trip, come along with June on an adventure that doesn't stop until the last sentence. Fall in love, then fall out of love with the people she meets, and decide for yourself what's true, and what's just fiction.

Meowing for Murder

Sandra Baublitz

2.0

lighthearted mysterious fast-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

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing

KC Davis

5.0

funny informative inspiring fast-paced

There is a lot in this book that actually brought to attention how I deal (or don't deal) with care tasks, even things that I never thought of. I've already told a few people they really need to read it.