brookegabor's reviews
210 reviews

Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

Gay Girl Prayers by Emily Austin

reflective medium-paced

loved this on my first read through!! i didn’t grow up in the church, so i really only know the prominent stories they taught us in ap lit in high school lol. i definitely want to go back through this and cross-read with the relevant bible verses and will give it a star rating whenever i have the chance to do so :)  

emily austin means everything to me and the quote “every fruit is a blessing” is absolutely a new favorite and one i’m going to be thinking about a lot. 

High School by Tegan Quin, Sara Quin

inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

sobbing as i type this. i love tegan & sara sm and reading about their coming out as well as their rise to becoming the musicians we all know and love :) reading along with the audiobook was fantastic, and i love that there’s an author interview at the end of the audio version!! i can’t wait to rewatch the show now that i have read this

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell

funny informative medium-paced

4.0

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.75

End of the World House by Adrienne Celt

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

some interesting (& frankly relevant) musings about the people’s behavior in a state of crisis, but otherwise it fell pretty flat for me. i think this has the potential to be an interesting movie but i  didn’t really care about the characters or plot when reading and it was SO repetitive with its groundhog day-esque plot 

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

let it be known that i HATED chloe & shara and frankly didn’t care for the mystery or their romance plot at all, but i absolutely adored all the side characters and really loved the message of the book. this felt like a love letter to all the queer kids in small towns and parts of it made me sob!!! 

The Guest by Emma Cline

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

dare i say this was a waste of my time. i was bored of the plot and found the main character insufferable

and the only reason i kept reading was because i was a *little* curious about how simon, dom, and alex’s paths would all collide at the end so the ambiguity just pissed me off!!!!!