alekz's reviews
66 reviews

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

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emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History by Kassia St. Clair

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adventurous hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

4.5

Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

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adventurous hopeful reflective 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

4.75

Wish I read this earlier!
The forward and afterward were wonderful as well. 
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The audiobook is fantastic. The story is written as a podcast documentary and the production and cast of readers absolutely tells it as one. The writing and story is gripping as well. 
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

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adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

The very beginning seemed a bit YA for my tastes, but once past that it’s one of the most beautifully profound books I’ve had the pleasure of reading. 
The New Topping Book by Dossie Easton, Janet W. Hardy

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informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Really informative and eye opening. 
For people for whom this could be sensitive I wanted to say that the authors use the word/fantasy “slave” “master” at points throughout the book, and once, in reference to potentially taboo cultural/race play, the n word. 
The authors are white. There is a section where the authors cite feedback and conversations they’ve had with kinksters of color as well. 
Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-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

4.0

Despite the god awful title and almost equally bad cover, this is actually a good book. Less of a winding murder mystery than some of Feeney’s other books, but doesn’t suffer from it. I found it to be quite charming and sweet, ultimately. 
Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0