Reviewing the 114 Books I Read in 2022 in ONE Sentence Each! (PART 2) 📖

a book about the female experience told in irreverent ironic pretentious and ridiculously bloody way four stars

a great concept with a fascinating exploration of the connections between Linguistics and colonization that lacked a bit in its execution with a repetitive and heavy-handed treatment of its themes three stars

a series of unsettling and surreal short stories highlighting small heavy moments people and relationships falling apart and the many ways we hurt each other four stars

way better than people we meet on vacation with amazing characters and a lovely Central romance one star docked for the random inclusion of medical misinformation that definitely didn't need to be there 4 stars

a passionate and thoughtful takedown of consumerist capitalism and reductionist Science and division of a better future informed by indigenous wisdom and a holistic approach to ecosystems and our environment five stars

brain candy style easy reading with commentary on consumerism and complex female characters plus an interesting Twist on our understanding of the narrator that really piqued my interest in the second half of the book four stars

an adult book that reads like very young Y.A with a melodramatic writing style and a plot that really dragged until the final quarter two stars

Sapphic romance that is equally steamy and sweet and is as much about childhood wounds friendship and family as it is about romance loved the bisexual rep five stars

great concept and World building with a phenomenal protagonist that didn't get nearly enough screen time because of all of the POV switches and side quests three stars

a loquacious and melodramatic Tale Of Love loss and the triumph over Evil 4 stars

please read flowers eating animals instead

a surreal and nebulous Airy tale that lost me somewhat in its execution two stars

a melancholic and deeply feminist work reimagining fairy retails and urban legends to tell women's stories through a queer perspective five stars

a story with an interesting premise that squanders it by trying to do too much and tacking on a trite ending two stars

a poignant exploration of the ways in which gender stereotypes hold all of us back from the perspective of a trans woman of color five stars

a deeply raw and personal Memoir about a child star's struggle with an abusive mother eating disorders and alcoholism that absolutely broke my heart four stars

a somewhat melodramatic dark Academia Thriller that really shown in terms of its characters and their infinitely complex motivations and obsessions four stars

a cute but pretty boring whodunit with an obvious twist two stars

the most wholesome book ever if you like coffee and being happy you should read this book 5 Stars

angry girl becomes angry woman a coming-of-age story five stars

thanks I hate it no one needed a book that completely misses the point while also misrepresenting mental illness one star

a modern interpretation of and then there were none with influencers strange pacing and obvious twist and flimsy characters two stars

a hazy fever dream laced with grief and longing atmospheric Sapphic and unsettling five stars

a heartbreaking and at times disjointed generational tale that frustrated me even as I fell in love with the characters three stars

this book was interesting social commentary that's certainly worth exploring wrapped up in escape room horror that didn't quite work for me a disjointed narrative with indistinct characters two stars

a short and not so sweet Novella dripping with foreboding that ends with a bloody flourish four stars

witchy Pagan butts heads with her Puritan Community as religious fervor leads to Evil mob mentality five stars

an absolutely beautiful collection of sff short stories that are inspired by Malaysian culture full of joy loss heartbreak and love five stars

a nightmarish and hypnotic narrative that dives into the darkest recesses of a child's mind Five Stars

not just a romance but a story about coming to terms with who we are accepting our differences a shoeing tradition and expectations to do what's right for us and the ways in which the patriarchy can disempower women forcing them to give up what they want and who they are just to get by four stars

an exploration of what it means to be a woman and a mother through the lens of reimagined fairy tales and the myth of the vampire five stars

a shocking and subversive short Story collection which sadly wasn't for me with the exception of a few stories please check trigger warnings before you read this one two stars

oblique and Eerie story about awful people being awful to each other with an ending that made up for a somewhat boring middle three stars

a brutal yet tender look at the strict gender roles and Purity culture of pre-civil War Somalia with sprinklings of the joy Beauty and wonder of a disappearing culture Four Stars

a slow-paced Gothic atmospheric character study with very little of the promised spookiness three stars

the classic dark Academia tale of the unraveling of six University students into Obsession envy and a tendency to the brutal and dramatic five stars

a Bittersweet story a first love heartbreak and New Beginnings four stars

a Gothic setting with Paranormal Activity an unreliable narrator and creepy children what more could you want four stars

a quietly haunting and mesmerizing portrait of a woman slowly losing herself in a misogynistic world and a commentary on human cruelty five stars

heartwarming and adorable found family story with a wholesome romance to boot 5 Stars

Rebecca did it better one star

reading this book was a very similar experience to not being able to look away from a car crash a huge waste of potential that was tiresomely repetitive and strained my ability to suspend disbelief with a lackluster ending one star

and at times Meandering commentary on uber wealthy and powerful men and forgotten women that Drew me in at the beginning lost me in the middle and roped me right back in the end four stars

no one needed yet another ginormous man falling in love with a teeny tiny quirky nerdy lady and no one needed the honestly concerning sex scene one star

a puzzle of a book for people who love mind-bending narratives that leave you questioning reality dark strange and incomprehensible five stars

a witchy dark Southern Gothic Y.A that didn't quite live up to its potential full of bland characters stilted writing and uneven World building two stars

a complete disappointment please read flowers eating animals instead one star

a bit of a disappointment with a discordant tone and lack of tension or Stakes three stars

a horror story that's less horrifying and more intimate look at one indigenous woman's experiences of family friendship love loss and grief which I absolutely loved and a repetitive side story about her cousin's controlling and obsessive husband which I did not three stars

A Treatise on why capitalism and neoliberalism are ruining our lives leading to widespread loneliness isolation exhaustion and a lack of time for our relationships hobbies and happiness relatable but also super depressing four stars

a run-of-the-mill predictable Thriller focused on the relationship between a mother and son three stars

this is not a love story Catherine heathcliffe need therapy stat a dark and depressing exploration of generational trauma and obsessive unhealthy love three stars