blobagirl's Reviews (213)

The Deep

Rivers Solomon

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Memoirs of a Geisha

Arthur Golden

3.5

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

My Sister, the Serial Killer

Oyinkan Braithwaite

3.75

dark funny reflective fast-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Crazy Rich Asians

Kevin Kwan

4.25

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Clap When You Land

Elizabeth Acevedo

3.75

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Mall

Megan McCafferty

4.0

funny lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Leaving Time (with Bonus Novella Larger Than Life)

Jodi Picoult

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Vanishing Stair

Maureen Johnson

3.5

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Felix Ever After

Kacen Callender

4.5

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

Talia Hibbert

3.75

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes