jedibooks's Reviews (24)

Red Rising

Pierce Brown

5.0

adventurous emotional tense

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

i genuinely think this book is the book lover’s equivalent to crack cocaine.

The House Across the Lake

Riley Sager

3.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

Sunrise on the Reaping

Suzanne Collins

5.0

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

i honestly don’t have anything comprehensive to say about this as i completed it like a minute ago after reading it in a few hours. and WOW. W O W. i knew ms collins wouldn’t disappoint, but i am just blown away. all the callbacks and easter eggs gave me chills, and the epilogue? no words. just incredible.

Forever, Interrupted

Taylor Jenkins Reid

2.5

emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

woof. this was a rough one. i never thought i’d be saying that about a TJR book, but strange things happen every day. for a debut novel, it has chops. it’s heart wrenching, its human, its a lot of what i love about her books. but man was it a struggle to get through. the writing is SO choppy. in the points of the book where elsie is in the throes of her grief, i get it being a stylistic choice. but in the moments where she is having the time of her life with ben, the flow that comes with romance is entirely nonexistent. it feels like all the sentences have been cut off right before they’re about to get really good. i’m very glad to see that her writing has improved drastically since her first book!

The Notebook

Nicholas Sparks

5.0

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

i’m still patiently waiting for my noah

In Five Years

Rebecca Serle

4.0

emotional fast-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: Complicated

this took a turn that i was NOT expecting. but man was this good. in the soul-crushing, devastating way, which i think actually makes it better. i’m discovering that i’m quite a fan of rebecca serle’s writing.