emma_b_rhodes's reviews
108 reviews

Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

Really beautiful and poetic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Excrement, Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Racism, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Amelia Nagoski, Emily Nagoski

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Finished this book and implemented some of the things I learned into my life/ coping mechanisms, and it did make a difference! Excercise & sleep help with stress - whodathunk! 😅.

Silver Repetition by Lily Wang

4.75

School of Instructions: A Poem by Ishion Hutchinson

3.0

I dont think I understood it, but I think it is a smart book. I might try reading it again.

All Things Seen and Unseen: A Novel by RJ McDaniel

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

I was slow getting started but once this book got goin it GOT GOIN. At no point did i know what would happen next. At the end of it though I was still confused about some things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol

Elvis and Me by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley

reflective medium-paced

3.5

WEIRD listening experience. If u read it I wanna talk to you about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide attempt

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Been so long since I've read YA and wow i love teen girls!! Wish there were books like this when I was a teen (maybe there were and I just wasnt reading them).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Toxic friendship

Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpe

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Saidiya hartman meets billy ray belcourt. Very poetic. I want to get a physical copy to read - this one was difficult as an audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Colonisation

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

challenging informative medium-paced

4.5

Slows: Twice by T. Liem

challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.75