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Neurodivergent MMC! Black FMC! Complicated racial and familial dynamics plus adventure! Yes please
dark
emotional
reflective
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:
Yes
📚 This was a great combo lit fic/romance novel. The millennial angst was spot on. The FMC is a survivor of emotional abuse and there are a lot of specific flashbacks of things her terrible ex said to her, so CW for that. And I loved the depiction of queer community/found family.
🎧 Single POV (hers), 3rd person. The narrator did a good job.
🌶️ 3/5 for a few explicit encounters. Nothing extra spicy or adventurous. 5/5 for the use of "indefatigable" in a sex scene though 😆
✊🏽🏳️🌈 The FMC is bisexual. Both MCs are white. The larger friend group/found family is decently diverse; everyone is queer, one person uses they/them pronouns, and I think a few of the side characters are POC.
🎧 Single POV (hers), 3rd person. The narrator did a good job.
🌶️ 3/5 for a few explicit encounters. Nothing extra spicy or adventurous. 5/5 for the use of "indefatigable" in a sex scene though 😆
✊🏽🏳️🌈 The FMC is bisexual. Both MCs are white. The larger friend group/found family is decently diverse; everyone is queer, one person uses they/them pronouns, and I think a few of the side characters are POC.
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
📚 Another solid read from Mia Sosa! I enjoyed the book overall. The moment of revelation felt a little rushed/forced but other than that it was all good.
🎧 Dual first person POV, dual narration, both actors did well with the accents and languages.
🌶️ 2.5/5 There were a few explicit scenes but nothing over the top.
✊🏽🏳️🌈 Both MCs are BIPOC and Latine. Their family and friends largely are as well. There's at least one queer side character. Also this was subtly and not so subtly progressive, like emphasizing that the FMC might not want kids, and listing January 6 and kid rock as deal breakers.
🎧 Dual first person POV, dual narration, both actors did well with the accents and languages.
🌶️ 2.5/5 There were a few explicit scenes but nothing over the top.
✊🏽🏳️🌈 Both MCs are BIPOC and Latine. Their family and friends largely are as well. There's at least one queer side character. Also this was subtly and not so subtly progressive, like emphasizing that the FMC might not want kids, and listing January 6 and kid rock as deal breakers.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Long, but enjoyable. Too bad the series isn't over yet.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
📚 This was a fun book for someone who reads romantasy, since that's the FMC's obsession. As a big reader, I love books about obsessive readers, which the FMC definitely is. I also liked how the book was a little bit meta about romance tropes and the storyline.
🎧 Single 1st person POV, only FMC's. Single female narrator.
🌶️ 2/5 One actual (vanilla) sex scene, plus one or two flirty kissy scenes (there's a pretty good kiss in the rain moment).
✊🏽🏳️🌈 FMC's best friend is South Asian, I think? Other that than, the book is pretty straight and white.
🎧 Single 1st person POV, only FMC's. Single female narrator.
🌶️ 2/5 One actual (vanilla) sex scene, plus one or two flirty kissy scenes (there's a pretty good kiss in the rain moment).
✊🏽🏳️🌈 FMC's best friend is South Asian, I think? Other that than, the book is pretty straight and white.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood
Entertaining, but I'm holding off real judgment until I finish the duology.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
📚 This wasn't my favorite KJC but it was still a solid read. Good angst, good sexual tension, just enough drama, lots of sex positivity.
🎧 Dual POV, 3rd person, single narrator. Cornell Collins does such a great job with KJC's material.
🌶️ 3/5 Like there's definitely fucking but it's pretty tame/tender for the most part and there's not a ton of it.
✊🏽🏳️🌈 One or two side characters of color. Everyone else is white. Both MCs are gay. Everyone else seems straight.
🎧 Dual POV, 3rd person, single narrator. Cornell Collins does such a great job with KJC's material.
🌶️ 3/5 Like there's definitely fucking but it's pretty tame/tender for the most part and there's not a ton of it.
✊🏽🏳️🌈 One or two side characters of color. Everyone else is white. Both MCs are gay. Everyone else seems straight.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, Classism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia
Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Slavery, Trafficking, Outing
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
📚 This was so boring and not fun. And it tries to be funny, but it's not pulling it off. I'm glad it was so short.
🎧 Multiple POV/semi omniscience. Two narrators, one male, one female. There was a lot of switching between POVs. The male narrator was really annoying. Maybe he was supposed to be leaning into the slapstick of it all, particularly with the female voices? But it just came off like he's never heard a woman speak before.
🌶️ 2/5 One description of their first time together, in pretty vague terms.
✊🏽🏳️🌈 Lol there's no diversity
🎧 Multiple POV/semi omniscience. Two narrators, one male, one female. There was a lot of switching between POVs. The male narrator was really annoying. Maybe he was supposed to be leaning into the slapstick of it all, particularly with the female voices? But it just came off like he's never heard a woman speak before.
🌶️ 2/5 One description of their first time together, in pretty vague terms.
✊🏽🏳️🌈 Lol there's no diversity
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, War
Minor: Sexual content, Vomit
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
📚 This was a tough one. I went in thinking this was adult contemporary but turns out it's YA. A single self centered POV, problems mainly stemming from immaturity, fade to black on the sex stuff. The MCs are college freshman so they are still in that kind-of-kids space, so it all makes sense in the story.
🎧 Single 1st person POV (hers) with some asides from both MCs (excerpts from their social media posts). The book is primarily read by a female author but the bits that were the MMC's asides were read by a male narrator.
🌶️ 1.75/5 There is one scene with some light action and then a fade to black. So much so that, having finished the book, I'm still unclear on whether or not they actually had sex, or just made out and touched a bit, or anything in between.
✊🏽🏳️🌈 Both MCs are Korean American and come from Korean American families in California. I didn't clock anyone queer or any non Korean diaspora people of color.
🎧 Single 1st person POV (hers) with some asides from both MCs (excerpts from their social media posts). The book is primarily read by a female author but the bits that were the MMC's asides were read by a male narrator.
🌶️ 1.75/5 There is one scene with some light action and then a fade to black. So much so that, having finished the book, I'm still unclear on whether or not they actually had sex, or just made out and touched a bit, or anything in between.
✊🏽🏳️🌈 Both MCs are Korean American and come from Korean American families in California. I didn't clock anyone queer or any non Korean diaspora people of color.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Misogyny, Sexual content
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
📚 Mid. Cliched and kinda boring. Oh and there's zero sexytimes, they just kiss a couple times. No real diversity either
Content Warnings
Moderate: Excrement, Grief, Abandonment
Minor: Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent