jr_is_curious's Reviews (202)

Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 8

Kamome Shirahama

5.0

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: Yes

The Witch Owl Parliament

David Bowles

5.0

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Transcendent 3: The Year's Best Transgender Speculative Fiction

Bogi Takács

5.0

challenging hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Factory Witches of Lowell

C.S. Malerich

5.0

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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-I like the way magic is thematic to the story's message.
-Despite being fiction, very informative regarding the time period, labor and strikes. 
-Good pacing.
-Prose style is accessible but also has the atmosphere of the time period. 

The Truth Is

NoNieqa Ramos

5.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative sad tense 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

Eat, and Love Yourself

Sweeney Boo

2.5

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches from Turkey, Syria, and Iraq

Sarah Glidden

3.5

challenging emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

Across the Green Grass Fields

Seanan McGuire

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Witch Buster Vol. 7-8

Jung-man Cho

5.0

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Witch Buster Vol. 5-6

Jung-man Cho

5.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes