dawnshaee's reviews
179 reviews

James by Percival Everett

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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? N/A

5.0

Outdrawn by Deanna Grey

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-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

Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez

funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

There Goes the Neighborhood by Jade Adia

adventurous hopeful informative medium-paced

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

3.5

No Better Time by Sheila Williams

informative medium-paced

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

3.0

A Good Happy Girl by Marissa Higgins

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury

dark mysterious fast-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

4.5

I Love You So Much It's Killing Us Both by Mariah Stovall

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Tall, Dark... Westmoreland! by Brenda Jackson

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? It's complicated

5.0

You're Breaking My Heart by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

medium-paced

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

1.0

The author used way too many references to other books, stories, and films to describe what was transpiring in Harriet’s life. So much so it robbed the story from reading as original. I wanted to like this book so bad, but i ended up “hate” finishing the book — hoping that it would all make sense in the end. Is it possible that it went over my head a bit? Sure. But the underground world and multi-universe, the revenge of the “nerds” (?), and the writing of it all just lost me. 

I really did love the cover on this and the synopsis sounded more up my alley. Yet the overall delivery of the story was confusing and dreadful.