booksandladders's reviews
2002 reviews

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen

3.0

Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

emotional

2.5

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

3.5

Unfamiliar by Haley Newsome

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

I thought this was a really cute first installment! I would have liked slower introductions to the characters, but am excited to see how they develop and where this goes next!

An Heir of Frost by Elise Kova

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

4.0

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

2.5

Really disappointing ending. Felt like an afterthought rather than the actual premise of the book.

Blood Like Fate by Liselle Sambury

3.0

Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words by Annika Sharma

3.75

Marked Man: Frank Serpico's Inside Battle Against Police Corruption by Ouisie Shapiro, John Florio
Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.