cowboylikelyn's reviews
74 reviews

Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast by Oscar Wilde

funny informative reflective relaxing slow-paced

5.0

His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

oh my god. this has to be the worst book i have ever read. the representation of alex’s culture is terrible - literally feels like the author read a fox news article about mexican culture. the queer rep in this is terrible. the canadian detective show set in the late 1800s early 1900s that i watch has better queer rep than this and gay people were literally JAILED in that time for being gay. i’d argue the detective show even has better poc rep because they actually do fucking research. it wasnt “enemies to lovers” it was literally just some stupid white monarch and some terribly written, misrepresented mexican guy. they don’t read as adults - i genuinely felt like i was reading a story about 16-17 y/os, which made it so gross. the writing style was the same type you see from a 13 year old on wattpad. this book makes my blood boil.

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Inferno by Dante Alighieri

funny informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

This is such a gorgeous book. I loved it so much - despite it being a comedy.

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

I am so disappointed. I would genuinely rate this a -1.5-2/5 if Shelley’s writing wasn’t as beautiful as it was. Mary lead such an interesting life and i expected to see that come through in this novel; unfortunately it was just plain boring. I came so close to DNFing this book at least 12 times - even when I only had 10 pages left. 

It by Stephen King

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I enjoyed this book. I love anything horror, especially if it is King. The writing in this book was wonderful, and the overall vibes were some of my favourite. I did have to take breaks from this book, especially because of the nature of some of the scenes, but other than it, it is a wonderful story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Elevation by Stephen King

adventurous emotional informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This book had me on the edge of my seat the whole time!! Who doesn’t love a book where

the character vanishes into thin air?

The ending did feel rushed but it was a beautiful novel.

Classic Tales of Horror by Edgar Allan Poe

adventurous dark emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Edgar is one of my all time favourite writers. The stories in this book are beautiful and so well written. 

Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman

emotional inspiring lighthearted

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

1.5

didn’t care for this either