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91 reviews
Batman: Dark Victory by Tim Sale, Jeph Loeb
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Batman: Venom by Denny O'Neil
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract by Marv Wolfman
adventurous
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
hermoso, no hay palabras para describir lo que este libro me hizo sentir, especialmente en estos agridulces momentos donde una vez más vienen por nuestros derechos, nuestras vidas y nuestras voces. Esta libro nunca dejara de ser relevante en un mundo donde tenemos que seguir luchando por cosas que a otros se les dan de antemano, y por eso invito a que siga siendo leido, a que siga resonando entre la comunidad.
El silencio es muerte y nunca más tendrán la complicidad del nuestro.
El silencio es muerte y nunca más tendrán la complicidad del nuestro.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia
We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Metal, rock, music, legends and a world that is out to burry you when you no longer are a useful tool, the dreams of boys that blaze everything on their path, take no survivours and destroy all the women on their way.
This one of the weirdest books I have ever read in my life, if you are willing to ignore BIG flagrant issues it has handling mental illness and conspiracy theories that dip too much into Q-anon terrotory making them valid
No Mr. Hendrix, my mental illness doesn't make me or other mentally ill people "magic" or "more attuned to hear the cry of troglodyte", my meds aren't for mind controling me, in fact they keep me from tearing my hair and my sking with my nails! and Capitalism™️ sure sucks, but racist, misogynistic, antisemetic conspiracy theorist DO NOT AND WILL NEVER HAVE A POINT this a solid read for anyone digging a good eldritch horror read or for any music lovers that ever dreamed of becoming legends, really.
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How does a sparrow destroy a mountain? One pebble at a time.
This one of the weirdest books I have ever read in my life, if you are willing to ignore BIG flagrant issues it has handling mental illness and conspiracy theories that dip too much into Q-anon terrotory making them valid
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How does a sparrow destroy a mountain? One pebble at a time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Gaslighting
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
this book is pure sacarine. bottled down saphic love with magical realism i want to open up and get high on every time i feel i can't go on. an amazing cast of side characters that oddly reminded me of my own band of misfits. needless to say, even if one last stop isn't perfect and took me a long time to get the hang of it, its a queer story my non binary little heart will treasure forever, occasionally peeking into its pages to remind me that magic is still out there.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Hate crime
Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee
adventurous
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Una interesante adicción al universo de Marvel a manos de Mackenzi Lee, aunque sufre un poco por esto al no poder levantarse en sus propios pies, ya que necesitas el contexto del arco de personaje que actualmente esta llevando Loki para apreciar todo el potencial del libro; definitivamente fue escrito con lxs fans de Loki en mente.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Death, and Homophobia
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 1 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
El mayor mérito de Lazos de sangre es que ahora Alguien tiene un secreto me parece mucho mejor en comparación. No es un libro malo y el misterio de la familia Story es intrigante y te mantiene pegado a las páginas, pero al final la suma de sus partes resulta blanda.
¿Los personajes? Meh
¿El ritmo? Un desastre
¿Las motivaciones? Me parecieron idiotas y sin sentido.
Los dos aspectos que le rescato es que McManus es incapaz de escribir un libro aburrido (y que honestamente ya me ganó como lector, voy a seguir leyendo cada libro suyo conforme los vayan traduciendo al español) y que escribe relaciones familiares de maravillas; fue todo un deleite leer tanto el desastre disfuncinal que era la relación de la familia Story, cómo leer como se desenvolvia la relación Audrey-Milly y Audrey-Archer, la historia hubiera mejorado muchisimo si McManus se hubiera tomado mas tiempo a desarrollarlas.
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El libro debió haber sido contado desde la perspectiva de Archer, él era el protagonista de verdad y los demás solo estaban ahí para ver ese wildtrip. Además de que Archer fue el unico hermano que no tenía ni pajolera idea ni estaba involucrado en el asesinato de Matt Ryan, el catalizador de todos los eventos de la trama ¡La historia se escribia solo y 500 veces mejor!
¿Los personajes? Meh
¿El ritmo? Un desastre
¿Las motivaciones? Me parecieron idiotas y sin sentido.
Los dos aspectos que le rescato es que McManus es incapaz de escribir un libro aburrido (y que honestamente ya me ganó como lector, voy a seguir leyendo cada libro suyo conforme los vayan traduciendo al español) y que escribe relaciones familiares de maravillas; fue todo un deleite leer tanto el desastre disfuncinal que era la relación de la familia Story, cómo leer como se desenvolvia la relación Audrey-Milly y Audrey-Archer, la historia hubiera mejorado muchisimo si McManus se hubiera tomado mas tiempo a desarrollarlas.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Dementia, Murder, and Miscarriage