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My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Nagata Kabi

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Darker than I expected, but this really hit home somewhere deep inside me. Some aspects of the story were not handled in the best way in my opinion, but I appreciate the rawness and storytelling of the author and wish I could give her a hug <3
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Kirjojen kaipuu : Kirjakulttuuria 1800-luvun alun Suomessa by Heli Rantala

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informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

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dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This was a lot darker and sadder than I had expected, but I ate it up nonetheless. Very few books have made me feel as many emotions as this one did: joy, anger, sadness, disgust, fear, and empathy can all be felt through this story, just to name a few. The husbands made me want to bang my head against a wall!! Misogyny really was one of the horror elements. The gore went a bit overboard at times, but despite the strange mixture of emotions and clashing images, I'd highly recommend this book! The trigger warnings should not be taken lightly, though.

+ Bahni Turpin's narration was absolutely brilliant!
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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

i know the context, but no book has ever made me this uncomfortable with its blatant racism and white supremacism. Even if that was excusable due to the circumstances, I don't understand the status of this book as a classic, as it's so slow and boring and repetitive — the narration is basically just a list of "this year I did that and the next year I did that".
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Suomen muinaiset tulivuoret : Kallioidemme salaisuuksia by Elina Lehtonen, Jussi S. Heinonen

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funny informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Tää pitäisi lukea useamman kerran ja hitaasti keskittyen — niin paljon mielenkiintoista tietoa, että tulee suorastaan ähky (olisin silti voinut lukea toisen samanmoisen vaikka heti). 
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

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

4.0

I was so sure of this becoming a 5-star read as I devoured the first 250 pages in one sitting, but the ending really disappointed me. I'd give the rest of the story only 3 stars as it felt chaotic, unrealistic and unfulfilling — and so the average of the brilliant beginning and erratic ending would be 4 stars. At least the solution wasn't predictable :)
Matka maan keskipisteeseen by Jules Verne

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

3.5

I never read these as a child, but the amount of childhood nostalgia this book gave me is insane! I really liked the first half of the book, but then the fiction part of science fiction became too imaginary for me to just ignore it:
I mean the plants and prehistoric animals section, which I heard was not a part of the original edition (at least in this length) and should have stayed so in my opinion. I can excuse traveling in underground tunnels, but dinosaurs and all those mixed species from different ages were too much.
Rikinkeltainen taivas by Laura Beck, Kjell Westö

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Yleensä lasken tarinan pituuden ja hitauden ansioiksi Westön kohdalla, mutta tää kirja oli — ekaa kertaa ikinä — ihan liian hidas ja ainakin 200 sivua liian pitkä. Westön ihmiskuvaus toki on vertaansa vailla, mutta kuka tahansa sivuhenkilöistä olisi ollut mielenkiintoisempi kertoja kuin tämän nimetön ja mitätön päähenkilö.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Worst book I've read this year (and in a long time). The beginning was captivating, but then the story started dragging and I didn't manage to get my interest back again. Amarantha's riddle was so easy and predictable, I had no reason to root for Feyre as her fate was obvious. I didn't like her personality either — she either was a cold-blooded killer or a damsel sacrificing herself for everyone. The romance felt forced, as it was so heavily rooted in the circumstances: Feyre has no one else, so obviously she's going to fall for her captor. The faes' animalistic traits and centuries of age were huge turn-offs, and ruined even the little moments of romance I genuinely wanted to like.

All in all, not a book for me, and even though Feyre's future and the contract have piqued my curiosity, I won't be touching the sequels as this book already made me suffer enough.
Kuoleman monet kasvot - Totuus oikeuslääkärin työstä by Ursula Vala

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informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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