aphres_'s reviews
33 reviews

Herc by Phoenicia Rogerson

adventurous emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

the story was a little hard to follow sometimes with all the different characters, even as someone with a good knowledge of greek mythology—though it is worth noting that my copy is an early uncorrected proof so things may have been changed in its final publication.

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

5.0

a perfect end to the series :)

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

adventurous challenging funny mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.0

Bleach, Vol. 2 by Tite Kubo

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted tense 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

4.0

Bleach, Vol. 1: Strawberry and the Soul Reapers by Tite Kubo

adventurous emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

watched the anime so now i’m going back and reading the manga, and i’m really enjoying it so far :))

The Sea Captain's Wife: A True Story of Love, Race, and War in the Nineteenth Century by Martha Hodes
Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.

reading for class- ran out of time to finish

Girls and Women in Classical Greek Religion by Matthew Dillon
Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.

reading for class lol, I ran out of time to finish it- very interesting book though, and maybe I'll finish it one day when I aactually have time

The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-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? Yes

4.0

Im slowly reading the pjo series and man do I regret not reading them as a kid, Im loving them so much- this one made me sob like a baby though :))

Loveless by Alice Oseman

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

5.0

really good representation for aroace, almost made me cry because i’ve never related to a character so much. the only thing i’m not 100% liking is the writing style but that’s a small thing that I dealt with easily because I loved the book so much :))

What is History? by Edward Hallett Carr
Did not finish book.

book i was reading for school lol, but it was mind-numbingly boring so i gave up