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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Liked this one a lot! My full review for Indestructible Object is available on Fangirl Fury.
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This is an amazing story. It tackled so many different topics - Memphis, art, love, family, queerness, racism and so much more, and I felt that the author combined all of it together excellently. I enjoyed the chapter names and the mixed media of podcast narration and internal monologue. The question of the futility of love is something I wonder a lot about myself and I felt that this story did a great job of looking at it. I picked this book up because of the gorgeous cover and also because I read that it has a polyamorous character. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator did an excellent job with all the voices and the characters' emotions.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
A sweet, sad, hopeful book about love, family, honesty, truth, growing up, changing, being truthful to yourself and others, and asking for what you want in life. I didn’t always understand Lee, or why she said or did the things she did, but I appreciate how she tried to see things from different perspectives, and how she learned to be honest about who she is. Life is messy and we can be messy, too. Being honest about our mistakes and apologizing for them is the key ingredient to growing as a person and becoming a good friend, person, and partner.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-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
I checked this out because the protagonist was described as a messy bisexual and yes, yes yes - this book gives its bi and queer characters a real life messiness that you rarely see even in YA. There are so many disasters in Lee's life and she makes so many bad choices that I struggled, initially, with being in her head, but ultimately this book feels like something I've always wanted. This line: "I'm a messy bisexual. You're an untidy queer." That killed me because it's so good, so perfect. This isn't a book about queer teens who are stereotypes or who are perfect, stereotype dodging icons. It's about queer teens who are real people, learning that their wants, needs and desires will change as they age, and that the changing nature of human beings means we need to learn to communicate. Sometimes it's stressful but it's also beautiful, and I admire Lee so much for facing all the mess and difficulty head on. I love her for it, I love Max, and I love that her parents' story was complex. So good. A good read alike for Ramona Blue, also.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced