Reviews

Stick and Poke by E.M. Lindsey

linda_marian's review

emotional hopeful tense 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

4.0

nasaje's review against another edition

3.0

The story was good, but I was a little disappointed to see that it was more shallow than I had anticipated given Mat and Wyatt's stories in previous books.

_pagesturning20's review

emotional sad 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

4.0

mini_elsa's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad 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

3.5

fuzzywilson's review

emotional lighthearted 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Car accident, Cursing, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment and Alcohol

10111111111's review

emotional hopeful informative 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

4.25

8.5/10, 💥💥💥
I'm posting this review way after I read it, so I don't remember a lot, but I know I loved Mat, and Wyatt is definitely babs too, and I know that the storyline was perhaps a little bit more juvenile than the others, but I was also fascinated by the brain injury Mat received, and how it affected the use of his body and language skills. I liked that Wyatt was able to teach him Braille, and that it worked for Mat. The blind rep was also interesting here to, and it definitely makes me curious if we will get to see more of how Wyatt and Basil would communicate. I also enjoyed the smut in here too, with Mat getting to explore his bisexuality a lot more here.

readingsunflower's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

3.75

disabledreamer's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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? Yes

4.75

djbrinsky's review

funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

lost_windsock's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Ableism, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death