jvanfosson's Reviews (171)

October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard

Lesléa Newman

5.0

emotional sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Gore, Blood

The Stonewall Riots: Making a Stand for LGBTQ Rights

Archie Bongiovanni

3.5

informative inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Different for Boys

Patrick Ness

3.75

challenging sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Dear Mothman

Robin Gow

4.75

emotional mysterious sad 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: Complicated

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

You Gotta Be You: How to Embrace This Messy Life and Step Into Who You Really Are

Brandon Kyle Goodman

4.0

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

A Is for Affrilachia

Frank X. Walker

4.5

informative inspiring fast-paced

That Flag

Tameka Fryer Brown

4.5

The 7 Secrets of the Prolific: The Definitive Guide to Overcoming Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Writer's Block

Hillary Rettig

4.5

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Shadow Life

Hiromi Goto

5.0

emotional funny 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: No