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235 reviews

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

lighthearted relaxing 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

4.5

A Court of Thorns and Roses (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous emotional 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

Okay so this wasn’t as good as the first book, and I only say that because I got burnout several times while reading this, which I didn’t get with Fourth Wing.

Also I now must say HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO COPE AND WAIT FOR THE THIRD BOOK NOW?!?! REBECCA WRITE FASTER!!!

A Court of Thorns and Roses (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous slow-paced

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

4.25

This audiobook was delightful to listen to… doesn’t change the fact that Feyre is insufferable for a good chunk of this. Ma’am people can talk about their exes. Don’t get so pissy.

Wilder Girls by Rory Power
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.

The writing and plot and lack of interest or investment in any of the characters made this hard to go through. I dreaded playing the audiobook because of it. So, no.

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

Alright everyone should know good and well that Fourth Wing is my favorite book, if not solely because the main character and I share the same chronic illnesses. I read this to get Xaden’s chapters and UGH they’re so good. That is all.

Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous medium-paced

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

5.0

… So I don’t know how to process all that. As someone with EDS, I’ve never felt so validated in my life. And then on top of this being the only EDS rep I’ve ever seen in fiction, it has dragons and enemies to lovers and it’s so good and I seriously don’t know if anything else will ever compare. I’m so glad I didn’t read this sooner because if I would have had to wait months for the sequel I would have spontaneously combusted. Now I just have to wait a whole agonizing week.

The Complete Collection of Emily Dickinson's Poems by Emily Dickinson

inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.0

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Andrew Joseph White just keeps getting better and better. This was phenomenal. I thought Hell Followed With Us would be hard to top but he proved us wrong. This is vengeful trans horror in its perfect form. Everything was so beautiful. I had this book in my hands until I couldn’t read anymore. I needed all of it. Immediately.

I love Silas and Daphne as characters and as a couple. I ship them so hard. I don’t know if I’ve ever read a more perfect scene than Daphne coming out. I read it over and over again in sheer happiness. It was incredible.

And I felt so seen in all of the scenes about being both trans and autistic. But ESPECIALLY the autism parts. And I know AJW is autistic, but even if I didn’t know that ahead of time, you can tell it’s written by someone autistic because it comes out so AUTHENTICALLY! The way Silas stims, dissociates, repeats words, hyperfixates, gets overstimulated, everything. It’s just glorious.

And the way certain trauma is handled. The sexual assault. The fetus. They’re not described in detail. The abortion is, but there’s no wistful dialogue about how tiny and precious the fetus is. Shit gets graphic, but not in unnecessary ways. Which I’m so, so grateful for.

My only complaint is that George reminded me a bit too much of Theo. But given the character type, that’s to be expected. Though Theo at the end of his story and George at the end of his are very different.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore