bruna's reviews
105 reviews

Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados

adventurous lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

2.5

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

emotional hopeful relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

Loveless by Alice Oseman

hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

3.5

A cute book but very surface level with every topic. 

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.5

Just didn’t care for it. Couldn’t wait for it to be over. Not for me but maybe for you idk 

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

First of all, if you are thinking of reading the book, I BEG YOU, also listen to the audiobook!!!! It made the style of writing so much more immersive, you really felt like you were listening to them doing an interview, couldn’t recommend it enough!
This was a 5 star book for me until the last chapter, I was so in love with everything going on and that’s what I hope I’ll remember the book by.

I think Julia writing the book was just a bit unnecessary since we didn’t get to know her better than her liking of pineapple, if was forced imo, so it lost 0.25 for that. 
Now the How I Met Your Mother inspired: now that I got sick and died you can go after Daisy bs really struck a nerve. Taylor is one of my favorite writers but didn’t she see how much people hated himym’s finale???? I have no idea why she did that. The book would’ve felt so much more real without this ending. Lost another 0.25 for that.

All in all I still loved the book and kept wishing they were a real band because I want to listen to them so bad! Guess I’ll just pretend they were Fleetwood Mack 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness and Death

Minor: Blood

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I feel like the author wanted to compile every sad thing that could happen to a person so you would get emotional. The book was way too long, it could’ve been half the size and still convey all the same messages 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

3.0