colo's reviews
37 reviews

Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

It was cute. a solid 3.5 because it’s too good for a solid three but not so good it’s a 4. it was just cute. i enjoyed it thoroughly for what it was 

You, Again by Lauren Layne

fast-paced

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

4.0

It was fun! It was good. I actually liked it surprisingly. The colored hair though was so millenial coded to the point it was painful to just think about that blue streak 🤮😭. I will also say, getting his POV was not needed. 

To Hate Adam Connor by Ella Maise

fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

Just something fun to read idk. It’s good, even though the dialogue is quite lengthy at times. So lengthy to the point I was skipping entire pages of dialogue. The plot also seems to drag sometimes,,,, like DRAAAG. Other than that, I’m not quite sure I was sold on Adam and Lucy…. Like there’s something there obviously but I don’t know…. Aiden was cute. The plot twist was a good one I won’t even lie. It got me! 

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

challenging funny reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

As a black woman reading this, it hit close to home. A white woman steals the work and words of a woman of color, in this case, Asian, and through it all, she’s the victim. Through it all, she’s the one who’s been wronged all her life. She’s the one who deserved all the accolades and not the great, award winning author she stole the book from. To the very end, she’s the victim. Very white woman of her. Very very white woman of her. RF Kaung, you are a genius. This was my introduction to RF Kuang and it’s very good. Very very good. 

Bellegarde by Jamie Lilac

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I mean I guess. Not too bad not too great either. Just one of those books you read and you move on. 

The Fear by Natasha Preston

fast-paced

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

2.0

What….? That ending is soooo dumb like it’s not even funny 😭👎🏾👎🏾. BOOOOOOO 🍅🍅🍅🍅. It was a cop out and not a very good one either. Element of surprise or whatever but like you spent the entire book telling us that while Axel is an angry kid, he’s harmless. What REASON does Axel have to kill Izzy? Like WHAT REASON!??/?/?: 😭😭

Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

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

4.0

This was a fun read I can’t even lie. We lost the suffragist plot a little bit but it’s okay! 

Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams

fast-paced

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

1.0

Terrible, just terrible. It gets 1 star cause the beginning was a bit promising. Corny, but promising. The writing is immature and juvenile. The plot is barely there. Annie and Will are just characters I was rooting for. That whole bit with Brandon…. alright. Like alright bro 😭😭

The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

See cause Unc had lost his pen a lil bit during The Lost Hero and so he knew he had one chance. One chance to get this right and he did! This book is just excellent my god

Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS by Myeongseok Kang, BTS

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

I love BTS a lot and a lot of the information wasn’t new but what was new were their “reflections” on the events. I could feel their hopefulness, frustrations, love, etc.. through the pages.