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Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History's Greatest Arctic Rescue by Buddy Levy
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
4.25
Levy offers up yet another compelling tale of disaster in the Arctic, only this time there are also airships, and who doesn't love airships?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
A Gentleman Tutor by Harper Fox
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Sad and emotional, but ultimately happy historical M/M romance. (Although definitely one to mind the content warnings, if that's an issue.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement and Death of parent
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Just wasn't clicking, and I had other things to read.
Patriot by Alexei Navalny
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Remarkable, heartbreaking, inspirational, and often quite funny, this book is utterly amazing. The world is richer for Navalny having been in it.
Also, because it's not in the metadata here or anywhere on the audiobook, shout out to the excellent translation work of Arch Tait and Stephen Dalziel.
Also, because it's not in the metadata here or anywhere on the audiobook, shout out to the excellent translation work of Arch Tait and Stephen Dalziel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement
Blood Ties by Jo Nesbø
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Still working out how I feel about the ending, but once again, Nesbo puts incredibly compelling characters through it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Car accident, and Abortion
The Murder of Mr. Ma by John Shen Yen Nee, S.J. Rozan
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A fun take on the Sherlock Holmes formula, only with Chinese immigrants to London post-WWI. The Holmes and Watson characters are both charming and interesting. And the audiobook narrator is fantastic.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, and Murder
Minor: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Truths: The Future of America First by Vivek Ramaswamy
challenging
informative
fast-paced
4.25
Well written, organized, and argued book. I found a lot of his points quite interesting, and particularly enjoyed the chapter on the Administrative State. On the other hand, I have quibbles with some of the Nationalism chapter. But his final point about the dangers of incuriousity, I agree with wholeheartedly.
A Dose of Agony by Stacey Trombley
adventurous
emotional
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? It's complicated
5.0
What an exciting end to this magic school romantasy! And the audio is great. Very much recommend, and honestly, more for adults than teens.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Fiasco by Constance Fay
adventurous
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.25
Delightful sequel in a very fun sexy sci fi series. I will happily keep reading whatever Fay wants to write about this crew.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Violence
Minor: Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty by Dan Jones
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Dan Jones is always a pleasure to read, and this proves no different. If medieval monarchy and law is your gig, this is definitely an enjoyable and eminently readable one to check out.