fierymoon's reviews
116 reviews

Purgatorio by Dante Alighieri

adventurous challenging emotional slow-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? No

4.75

im taking 0.25 stars away because i had to say goodbye to virgil💔

Inferno by Dante Alighieri

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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? No

5.0

this is what hozier's new album does to a girl

Roots of rock by Andreas Alt

informative medium-paced

3.5

i hater every single mention of religion inside this book

Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions by John S. Hammond

decision making methods class made me do it (i love that class and the book simplified my prof's explanations LOL)

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

5.0

where do i start from oh my god i just finished it, im crying like crazy

(i'll be honest this has been happening since part 5)

but this book. this fucking goddamn book. it was such a unique journey. the writing was just so. i still cant find a proper word for it. for the first time i enjoy a slow paced book and that pretty much speaks for itself. i loved how rawly written the characters are, how observant hanya is throughout the entire book. i agree with the observer when they said that this is "a devastating read that will leave your heart, like the Grinch's, a few sizes larger". definitely will come back to this book through, idc how long it will take me to recover from it (if i even recover at all), but it was so amazingly, beautifully, extraordinarily, heart wrenchingly, hopelessly devastating 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Car accident

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Fire/Fire injury

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

literature that revolves around the self destructive ways of mankind >>>>>

Tryst Six Venom by Penelope Douglas

emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

im ngl it felt like i was reading a wattpad fanfiction, but i finished it bc of my friend recommended it so um i'd say it was worth it at the end because unhinged absolutely head over heels in love lesbians <333

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Lesbophobia

Moderate: Sexual violence, Death of parent, Abandonment

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

it was such a crazy ride oh my freaking god. there is definitely a difference in the writing style, compared to the hunger games trilogy - from the introduction, through the interactions to the twists. the ballad of songbirds and snakes definitely

is one of the best depictions of a villain i've read, because we get to see how rotten the soon-to-be-president actually is and at a point you're torn on whether to root for him or not. apart from that, it

can shift the povs, depending on how the reader decides to read the 4 books - if they start with tbosas, then they'll most probably be following the following trilogy from snow's pov, while if the reader decides to read the trilogy first, then tbosas results as kind of a memoir for the dead president. oh my god, suzanne, i havent been able to pick up my jaw from the ground this is just soooooooooo *doesnt intent to finish the sentence*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Gun violence, Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

ah i missed this (crying over everlark)

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

GODDAMN