emilypete17's reviews
124 reviews

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

Hang the Moon by Alexandria Bellefleur

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

This book was an absolute delight and I couldn't stop grinning along and laughing with the characters. Brendon somehow manages to be an absolute golden retriever, a dork, and hot as hell at the same time, and Annie's sarcasm and humor perfectly match his. This series is just happy, goofy, quirky, fun wrapped up in both heartfelt sentiment and steamy af scenes and I couldn't love it more.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Deadnaming, Blood, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Kidnapping, Animal death, Classism, and Alcohol

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

This book is like the chaotic queer lovechild of a John Green novel and all of your favorite coming of age movies from the past decade. Casey McQuiston knows just where to hit me to make me bawl my eyes out and snort-laugh every single page. I wish I had this book in high school, and I'm so glad there are other queer kids in the south who have it now and maybe will finally be able to see a piece of themselves on the page.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Biphobia, Alcohol, Cursing, Classism, Dysphoria, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Racism, Outing, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood

funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Misogyny

Moderate: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Biphobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Grief

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-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

Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.75

The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling

medium-paced

4.0

Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.75