emma_amma's reviews
66 reviews

Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine

emotional hopeful informative sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

This book... I have no words...
I loved the way the author wrote such a realistic family dynamic.
Just go read this book 👌

My Androgynous Boyfriend, Vol. 02 by Tamekou

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Cutecutecutecute

The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Can’t come to the phone right now, too busy SOBBING MY A*S OFF
I loved this book so much that I finished it in a day...
One thing that I adored about this book is that the characters are flawed, but they’re written in such a way that you can’t help but root for them. I just think that authors who can accurately depict characters like that are godly.

Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar

emotional medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Dhmu I’m crying
The ending surprised me but I'm kinda glad it was written that way because it’s more realistic than sunshine and rainbows forever.

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

Casey McQuiston simply does not miss, because like wtf I was literally hanging on to the last pages of this book crying (from happiness obv) because I didn’t want it to end TvT 

American Royals by Katharine McGee

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

2.0

This book is clickbait in book form.
I picked up this book because the idea of an American monarchy sounded super cool, and I wanted to know how the history of the U.S. Would be like if it had a royal family. But guess what! This book is 5% world-building and 95% bad tropes and unlikeable characters. And the ending is so obviously written so that the author can add more books to the series.
I gave this book 2 stars instead of 1 because of the second sister and the bodyguard (aka the only characters I could stand)

The Wonderling by Mira Bartók

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

Ngl I kinda hated Arthur, I understand that he’s like insecure from being bullied and all that but sometimes he just seemed stupid. Overall not bad, trinket saved the book.

Circe by Madeline Miller

adventurous fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

MADELINE MILLER DOESN’T MISS
Am I gonna say this is my favorite book...yes, yes I am
I have nothing to say except this book had me in a chokehold and I appreciated every second of it. Madeline Miller breaks me like a twig every single time and I love it.

Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.0

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

slow-paced

3.5

I felt like this book was just a build-up to the ending, meaning that nothing really exciting happened for the majority of the book, but I liked the ending so it’s not that bad.