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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

A depressing read in all honesty but with banned books being more and more relevant I had to give this a read. It’s quite sad to see some of the things in this book already happening in real time in parts of the world. This book shows how extremists would rule, how something as simple as being able to get a library card could be taken away, to leave everyone without rights no matter what it takes to have that control and brainwash people into compliance.

Read For

✓ Classic

✓ Dystopia

✓ Feminism

✓ Human Rights

✓ Banned Books

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

Spice Level: (sexual content is mentioned but not in a sexual way)

Sad Level: 💧💧💧💧

Plot: 6/10

Pace: 5/10

Ending: 6/10

Characters: 5/10

Enjoyability: 4/10

Writing Style: 7/10

Would I Recommend? Yes

Favorite Character: n/a

Favorite Quote: ❝ The moment of betrayal is the worst, the moment when you know beyond any doubt that you've been betrayed: that some other human being has wished you that much evil. ❞

POV: First Person

Pages: 320 (11 hours)

Format: Audiobook (Libby)

Language: English

Release Date: 1985

Content Warnings

Animal Farm by George Orwell

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dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

While this book was fairly depressing it was a quick read. The relevance of this was worth reading, it’s quite clear why it’s banned here in the U.S. so I highly recommend giving it a read. As someone who doesn’t usually pick up classics this book kept my attention well. It shows what it’s like to have blind faith into the systems that are supposed to help free you only for bootlickers and evil politicians trick the masses for their own selfish gain.

Read For

✓ Pigs

✓ Classic

✓ Dystopia

✓ Quick Read

✓ Banned Books

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

Spice Level: n/a

Sad Level: 💧💧💧💧

Plot: 8/10

Pace: 5/10

Ending: 10/10

Characters: 4/10

Enjoyability: 6/10

Writing Style: 7/10

Would I Recommend? Yes

Favorite Character: n/a

Favorite Quote: ❝ The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which. ❞

POV: Third Person

Pages: 129 (3 hours)

Format: Audiobook (Libby)

Language: English

Release Date: 17, August 1945

Rep/Extras: Uncanny how relevant this book is right now.

Content Warnings

The Prospects by KT Hoffman

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emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

This book was amazing and it had so many sweet moments. The characters were written so beautifully and I loved them so much. I might not know anything about baseball but this book had me so invested. I loved it so much. The queer and trans rep was so comforting to read and I really liked the found family tropes.

While there was a bit of mentioned with Luis and Gene’s history in college there isn’t much of an explanation, and they kinda rush into being friends again pretty suddenly. Their dynamic was really cute though, Gene being an optimistic ray of sunshine and Luis being the shadow of anxiety in the corner of a room.

Read For

✓ Achillean

✓ Teammates

✓ Found Family

✓ Baseball Romance

✓ Grumpy x Sunshine

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Sad Level: 💧

Plot: 5/10

Pace: 7/10

Ending: 9/10

Characters: 10/10

Enjoyability: 9/10

Writing Style: 9/10

Would I Recommend? Yes

Favorite Character: Gene

Favorite Quote: ❝ Gene considers asking him how far, exactly, the stick up his ass is wedged, and if maybe the case is terminal. ❞

POV: Third Person

Pages: 384

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Release Date: 09, April 2024

Rep/Extras: Gay Transman MC, Gay Latine MC, Gay Side Characters, Hearing Impaired Side Character, Panic Disorder/Anxiety Rep, Mental Health

Content Warnings

Pole Position by Rebecca J. Caffery

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emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

3.0

Definitely took me a few chapters to get invested but once I was invested I had such a good time listening to this. The narrators did a wonderful job and I really enjoyed the banter between the main characters. It was opposite attracts vibes with lots of unresolved sexual tension for a while.

Kian is kinda annoying for a bit of the beginning with all the assumptions he makes with Harper. Their relationship is really cute though once things get sorted out. Giving grumpy x sunshine vibes which was really sweet.

Overall it was a quick and enjoyable audiobook listen, and while I know nothing about F1 a gay sports romance will always have my interest.

Thank you to the author, HarperAudio, and NetGalley for this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Read For

✓ Teammates

✓ Good Banter

✓ Opposites Attract

✓ Age Gap (33 & 25)

✓ Secret Relationship

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️

Sad Level: 💧💧

Plot: 7/10

Pace: 4/10

Ending: 7/10

Characters: 8/10

Enjoyability: 6/10

Writing Style: 5/10

Would I Recommend? Yes

Favorite Character: Harper

Favorite Quote: ❝ He’s like four seasons in one day, a force of nature that contains both chaos and calm in one bright, beautiful shell. ❞

POV: Duel, First Person

Pages: 384 (10 hours)

Format: Audiobook

Language: English

Release Date: 06, June 2024

Rep/Extras: Bisexual MC, LGBTQIA+ Characters

Content Warnings

Shoot Your Shot by Lexi LaFleur Brown

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

2.75

If I’m being honest the first sentence had me with this book, loved it! The banter was so cute, I loved how they began, the stealing a sign was such an iconic moment and I’m a sucker for the sunshine character that has anxiety and depression; the character depth to accomplish that is really nice to see.

In general all the queer rep and mental health representation was on point.

It wasn’t until the 63% mark that things kinda fell flat for me. The characters felt more telling than showing and the plot got too cliché for my taste. A lot of the drama near this point and to the end was extremely predictable and I just couldn’t get back into it.

Most of the things that happened near the end just felt rushed and lacking whatever charm it had in the first part of the book.

Thank you to the author, Canary Street Press, Harlequin Trade Publishing, and NetGalley for a eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Read For

✓ Artist MC

✓ Hockey Player MC

✓ Third Act Breakup

✓ Grumpy x Sunshine

✓ Black Cat x Golden Retriever

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Sad Level: 💧

Plot: 4/10

Pace: 5/10

Ending: 3/10

Characters: 7/10

Enjoyability: 4/10

Writing Style: 3/10

Would I Recommend? Maybe

Favorite Character: Jaylen

Favorite Quote: ❝ Wait until you see the jerseys tonight for Pride night in action. It's going to be like if the Care Bears were violent. ❞ - Jaylen

POV: Duel, First Point of View

Pages: 304

Format: eBook

Language: English

Release Date: 11, March 2025

Rep/Extras: LGBTQIA+ Characters, Mental Health Rep, BIPOC Characters

Content Warnings

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

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informative reflective 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? Yes

4.0

While this was out of my comfort zone genre wise, I’m so happy I read it. I surprisingly liked this book so much more than I was expecting. The writing style was really nice to read and while some of the plot confused me at first I at least had an entertaining time reading it. Plus the fact the book itself being relevant today with a lot of things going on with censorship. Reading a book about banning books… in a country (United States) that has banned this book is peak level irony.

Read For

✓ Censorship

✓ Book Lovers

✓ Dystopian Sci-fi

✓ Good Writing Style

✓ Banned Books (also a banned book)

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

Spice Level: n/a

Sad Level: 💧💧

Plot: 9/10

Pace: 6/10

Ending: 7/10

Characters: 8/10

Enjoyability: 8/10

Writing Style: 9/10

Would I Recommend? Yes

Favorite Character: Ethereal

Favorite Quote: ❝ “But you can’t make people listen. They have to come round in their own time, wondering what happened and why the world blew up around them. It can’t last.” ❞

POV: Third Person

Pages: 194

Format: eBook (Libby)

Language: English

Release Date: 19, October 1953

Rep/Extras: Read this purely because it was on a banned book list

Content Warnings

Where It Ends by Mack Beckett

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dark mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

I need a book two honestly, this was so good! This book had me stressed… highly recommend it!

Seriously, this book had all the found family vibes in a zombie apocalypse-like world. It was such a cool plot, bringing in the supernatural elements. And the characters were all written so well and had great depth. I loved them all so much but Lewis and Sadie were probably my two favorites. All their point of views worked well to tell the story.

The hurt/comfort trope has a big role to play in this book with the hurt being the key word. There was obviously a bit of character death and it was as you would guess very sad. Two deaths in particular that made me cry. I had such a good time reading this book though. It had lighthearted moments too and a cute slow burn romance. Gyeong being adopted into the group as soon as Finn found her was sweet, their group in general was really wholesome with how much they cared for one another.

If you like The Walking Dead vibes but with queer characters, and more of a supernatural twist then I think you’d enjoy this book.

Read For

✓ Found Family

✓ Slow Burn Romance

✓ Supernatural Abilities

✓ Hurt/Comfort (but the hurt hits)

✓ Zombie Apocalypse Vibes (but with a twist)

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

Spice Level: n/a

Sad Level: 💧💧💧💧

Plot: 9/10

Pace: 8/10

Ending: 8/10

Characters: 10/10

Enjoyability: 9/10

Writing Style: 8/10

Would I Recommend? Yes

Favorite Character: Lewis and Sadie

Favorite Quote: ❝ “We have each other to help through those hard times. Because it sucks, but we're family." ❞ - (pages 265-266)

POV: Multiple, Third Person

Pages: 346

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Release Date: 09, May 2024

Rep/Extras: Non-Binary Character, MM romance, BIPOC Characters

Content Warnings

If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay

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adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Listened to this in a day and thought it was an entertaining read. I wasn’t really expecting a few things but overall it was a decent mystery. A bit predictable but I had a good time listening to it.

However I will say there were a lot of talks about social media to the point where it was just kinda obnoxious. While no, I’m not overly fond of a lot of social media stuff, it isn’t all some popularity contests and the way it was depicted in this book felt very superficial.

Read For

✓ Plot Twist

✓ Life on the Run

✓ “Is She Dead?” 😵

✓ A Dash of Queer Rep

✓ Multiple Point of Views

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

Spice Level: n/a

Sad Level: 💧

Plot: 5/10

Pace: 4/10

Ending: 8/10

Characters: 8/10

Enjoyability: 7/10

Writing Style: 6/10

Would I Recommend? Maybe

Favorite Character: Poppy

Favorite Quote: ❝ “Nah I think he’ll say it’s about damn time” ❞

POV: Multiple, Third Person

Pages: 336 (7 hours)

Format: Audiobook (Libby)

Language: English

Release Date: 28, May 2024

Rep/Extras: Lesbian/Queer Main Character (the sheriff deputy)

Content Warnings

The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 8 by Kousuke Oono

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funny fast-paced

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

4.0

This series is always so much fun to read. I love the trio of Tatsu, Miku, and Masa, it’s always a good time.

Read For

✓ Cozy

✓ Good Humor

✓ Snow Day ❄️

✓ Househusband

✓ Self-Defense Class

Spice Level: n/a

Sad Level: n/a

Plot: 10/10

Pace: 10/10

Ending: 7/10

Characters: 10/10

Enjoyability: 9/10

Writing Style: 8/10

Would I Recommend? Yes

Favorite Character: Tatsu

Favorite Quote: ❝ “This technique is pretending to read the green.” ❞

POV: n/a

Pages: 216

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Release Date: 16, August 2022

Rep/Extras: The bonus chapters were well drawn but I didn’t really care as much about them as I do the main manga.

Content Warnings

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

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challenging fast-paced

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

1.0

If I’m being honest I didn’t care for this book that much. All the mentions of sex felt way too much like immature middle schoolers who just learned what sex was. The smut itself was okay, it read like something on Wattpad (derogatory). Plus the pregnancy trope ruined it for me.

Aaron got away with way too much. I don’t care what little drama with him was for the plot, he should have been put in his place; and even the ending for him wasn’t that good, he gets a transfer? That’s all?! He was so controlling, disgusting, and so creepy.

The other thing that bothered me was how lightly the eating disorder of the FMC was mentioned. She constantly struggled with food and it’s just lightly glossed over? Huh? How are you so pro therapy but continue to ignore most of your problems.

I really liked Nate and his friends, while getting flowers for his girlfriend he also got his friend some because he hadn’t ever gotten any before was such a wholesome moment. Nate’s character in general was really enjoyable.

Read For

✓ Therapy

✓ Insta-Love

✓ College Setting

✓ Sports Romance

✓ Hockey x Figure Skater

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Sad Level: 💧💧

Plot: 1/10

Pace: 6/10

Ending: 0/10

Characters: 5/10

Enjoyability: 5/10

Writing Style: 2/10

Would I Recommend? No

Favorite Character: Nate Hawkins

Favorite Quote: ❝ It's normal to understand something logically but emotionally feel something different. ❞

POV: Duel, First Person

Pages: 433 (13 hours)

Format: Audiobook (Libby)

Language: English

Release Date: 22, November 2022

Rep/Extras: Mentions of pansexual side character

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932 reviews