e11einad's reviews
2 reviews

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Done. Brilliance. Read it. Chapter 20 knocked me out. Caught the Nic Stone reference (instant tears) and I think I caught the Becky Albertalli reference at the end. Thank you for another journey to Garden Heights. I will read everything you write Angie Thomas! Now I'm going to reread THUG! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Minor: Sexual content

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Listen. Don't be like me and take your good old time reading these books. Read them all in a row quickly before the show comes out. I read 1 of these books in 2019, one in 2020, and just finished the last in 2021. I was foolish. I like the first 2 enough, but I had to read the three to understand the full scope of the story. I literally just sobbed for 20 minutes about the ending of this trilogy it was that good. Why can't I give 10 stars?!? I'm going to take a short break for a new release that I was excited about and then I'm jumping back into the GrishaVerse. I can't wait for another adventure in Ravka! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

There is a reference to sexual assault. It is addressed well.