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7 reviews
Ground Zero by Alan Gratz
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
4.0
I'm not really a huge fan of war novels, but I liked this book since it was talking about a really devastating event. I really like it's pov on two different characters, on Reshmina and Brandon. It gives us an insight on how the people of Afghanistan is dealing with the war. And it shows us how most people were feeling when the towers hit and how they were trying to escape. I would give this book a 4/5.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Gun violence, Police brutality, and War
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Xenophobia
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The author is really controversial, and i would say that this book is interesting but not really peaking my interest anymore.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book is overall about character development. But it's still really good. This ongoing series is amazing ❤️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and War
Moderate: Body horror, Cultural appropriation, and Death
Ignite by Sara B. Larson
adventurous
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Well. It's a very quick book, you could read it in a day. This book is expanding the romance between Alexa and Damian. With a bit of trial and errors, and it shows what they would do for each other. But the whole book is about Damian's little half brother being kidnapped and Alexa trying to rescue him. I honestly find this book a bit boring.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Death
Defy by Sara B. Larson
adventurous
emotional
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Generic. It's like Mulan but more focused on the Romance. I like reading romance but the author just made it the main point.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, and War
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexism, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Death of parent, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Rape
A lot of content warnings.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I've read this book as a summer reading project. In that time, I would've rated that as a 5/5. But now, I have mix feelings about it. I mean, I like that it takes on a spin of Cinderella. But, some of the characters didn't really have development, and it was quick paced for me. Like I would be flying through the pages (I finished this book in a day), but I would need to go back to understand the situation. So in summary, it has a good structure but, needs to be tweaked a little.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming and Chronic illness
Minor: Abandonment
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I would say this book is really fantastic! This has to be one of my favorite novels of 2021 and or maybe of all time. Some of the flaws that i would say about this is, that it's not a cliché. There is plenty of plot twists, and very dark moments in this book. Including one scene in the end (I had to take a break from the book cause it was really triggering for me). But overall, very interesting and impressive for a new author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, War, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Blood, Police brutality, and Murder
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