ashlxn123's reviews
27 reviews

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Every Word You Cannot Say by Iain S. Thomas

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Cheesy. Boring. Political stuff could not grab my attention and the romance came on so fast.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

The absolute, I mean absolute, best book I have ever read. I am not sure how Taylor Jenkins Reid did this, but she is an astounding author. This book keeps you on your feet at all pages. It leaves you emotional but hopeful. I was left knowing this book would leave an imprint on my life forever. Truly life-changing for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.25

This book was so good!!! The romance… the humor… everything. I really felt connected to this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It wasn’t much to me because it doesn’t have much intensity in the plot, nothing shocking that keeps you reading. I think this is because the characters are hard to love and understand so you don’t feel connected to any deaths or turning points in the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Much better then Twilight. This is definitely my favorite out of the series. It is a long book but it never leaves you bored, it full of plot.

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

To start off I watched the movies first lol. This book contained a lot of direct parallels to the movies that were written well. A lot of scenes that I didn’t remember from the movies though that were eh. Some parts were down right cringy, coming from a romance fan. May I add though, some parts were really heartwarming and passionate! Overall a half and half book and hoping New Moon is a good as I hope it to be! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore

Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Really did not have much to it. The plot was dry and the characters were hard to love. It was just a typical coming of age easy read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts