alexgo's Reviews (185)

The Halcyon Fairy Book

T. Kingfisher

5.0

From Bad to Cursed

Lana Harper

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Legends & Lattes

Travis Baldree

5.0

adventurous funny inspiring

Escaping Mr. Rochester

L.L. McKinney

5.0

adventurous tense

Family Lore

Elizabeth Acevedo

5.0

emotional inspiring reflective

Bellies

Nicola Dinan

5.0

challenging

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Transphobia, Grief

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Pandemic/Epidemic

The Boy and the Dog

Seishū Hase

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Death

the dog dies at the end. So many of the people die. It’s heartbreaking. But the kid turns out okay.

The Vacationers

Emma Straub

5.0

Better Than People

Roan Parrish

5.0

hopeful reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Truly lovely, deftly tackles mental health and disability and turns out to be a feel good book in the end.

A Dangerous Engagement

Ashley Weaver

5.0