cottageivy's reviews
40 reviews

Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO WAIT TIL 2025 FOR MORE AGAJBSJSNA

also im such an ot3 truther after this book

Begin Again by Emma Lord

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

if i could give this a million stars i would holy shit no time to write a review i gotta start the second book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Slavery, Racism, and Car accident

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

challenging emotional reflective

5.0

holyyyy shit
thank you to my coworker for basically forming a staff book club by his sheer love of this book because i will never be the same after reading this

Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

super cute!! it’s a quick read and adorable! i do want a cute floppy haired d&d boyfriend after it now lol dude was smoooth

Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

OH MY GODDD I LOVED THIS BOOK
okay so, i work at a b&n and this was sitting on the arc shelf and during my lunch i picked it up because i was intrigued by the title. i then read 40 pages after i ate and IMMEDIATELY was hooked and decided to take it home. i am not a good reviewer lmao BUT the way this book delves into the “not like other girls” phenomena with the female characters and specifically jo’s journey is so so good. the mystery is super intriguing and!! the romance is so cute like it’s a lot to pack into a book but it’s so so so well done.

maybe i’ll come back and re review this when it’s not so late at night bc this book was so goddamn good i cannot stress this enough 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Intimate Stranger by Laura DeHart Young

dark reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

i picked up this book at a thrift store a couple of years ago because it was the first lesbian book i’d ever seen at a thrift store. i was intrigued by the back cover but the plot ended up a lot different than i thought.

i liked the way they showed how good at scamming tray was.

i needed a quick read to get out of a reading slump and i finished it so maybe it worked? i feel like the jan and cole relationship ended weird,

they shouldn’t have gotten back together.

but!!  jackson and coles friendship was really fucking sweet! best part of the book honestly. i’ll probably donate this book tho ngl lol

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Content Warnings

Minor: Hate crime