dizzymissruby's Reviews (319)

The Black Bird of Chernobyl

Ann McMan

2.75

funny lighthearted 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: Yes

felt like a very surface level middle grade book even though it’s adult. not really much proper storylines showing how we get point A to B, like how did lilah and sparkle become friends all of a sudden. reads a lot like fanfiction. the romance was too rushed and i didn’t feel like i was rooting for them. i did love learning about the funeral industry though, that was all really interesting. and queerness was normative, especially for the south, which was nice to see

Pageboy

Elliot Page

4.75

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

as the sunwarmed earth is longed for by a swimmer

birdie_kwiat

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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All Boys Aren't Blue

George M. Johnson

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

“symbolism is a threat to actual change — it’s a chance for those in power to say “look how far you have come” rather than admitting “look how long we’ve stopped you from getting here”

Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer

Dylan Mulvaney

4.75

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

The Jasmine Throne

Tasha Suri

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The 7-10 Split

Karmen Lee

4.75

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

super cute, chemistry off the charts. enjoyed reading this from start to finish, but was a little unsatisfied with how rushed and open-ended the ending was

The Safekeep

Yael van der Wouden

2.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

the writing was incredibly sensually sapphic but the message of this book is incredibly off-putting, made clear by now realizing the author is israeli. a happy ending between a jewish lady and another lady whose family repossessed her house and all its belongings after their father died in a concentration camp and defaulted on their payments? incredibly strange plot subtly condoning certain violent political beliefs