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Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Domestic abuse
In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Pucking Around by Emily Rath
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I would say this book is like 80% sex and 20% hockey. Some chapters its just sex after sex after sex, and as someone who loves a bit of smut, it was a little too much at times. It felt like they had sex sometimes just to have sex and it didn't really add much to the plot.
Poor Caleb, man. He kept getting the short end of the stick.
Rachel cries too easily. The zodiac stuff was annoying.
I think Jake was left out of some sex scenes for no reason...like Mars and Caleb definitely got more action than him—but Jake arguably had more of a connection to Rachel.
Anyway, it was a fun and cute read. The first 20 or so chapters made me want to pull my hair out with how emotional Rachel was...and how she kept calling Caleb "daddy"...and the stuttering. But it got better.
Caleb is revealed to be queer at the beginning of the book, but it doesn't come into play until around 50% of the way in. Definitely thought the author made him gay just to have a gay character and be "inclusive", but I'm glad it actually went somewhere and was useful to the plot.
VERY sex positive.
Poor Caleb, man. He kept getting the short end of the stick.
Rachel cries too easily. The zodiac stuff was annoying.
I think Jake was left out of some sex scenes for no reason...like Mars and Caleb definitely got more action than him—but Jake arguably had more of a connection to Rachel.
Anyway, it was a fun and cute read. The first 20 or so chapters made me want to pull my hair out with how emotional Rachel was...and how she kept calling Caleb "daddy"...and the stuttering. But it got better.
Caleb is revealed to be queer at the beginning of the book, but it doesn't come into play until around 50% of the way in. Definitely thought the author made him gay just to have a gay character and be "inclusive", but I'm glad it actually went somewhere and was useful to the plot.
VERY sex positive.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, and Sexual content
Us by Elle Kennedy, Sarina Bowen
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Homophobia
Corrupt by Penelope Douglas
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual content
Epic by Elle Kennedy, Sarina Bowen
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Him by Elle Kennedy, Sarina Bowen
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This book is beautiful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Alcohol, and Sexual content
Feed by M.T. Anderson
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
- 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? Yes
4.0
There are so many hidden meanings, hidden themes, in this book. Futuristic advances seem fun and beneficial initially, but they will be our downfall. The world isn't meant to be controlled by technology and humans. Loss. Love. Lonliness. Family, or the lackthereof. Control. Resistance.
Violet is strong-willed, never wanting to be controlled by anyone, not even her feed. She wants to resist, but resisting may get her killed.
Titus is..just average. He didn't stand out to me until the end, when he became a total dick, and I just wanted to scream that at him. He betrayed. He changed. He failed.
Although the story is written from Titus' perspective, the story more closely follows Violet.
The whole concept of the times they live in now is super weird. Lesions are cool? The weird styles? "Meg"? Parts of it made me cringe, but it's supposed to. You're supposed to cringe at how weird and embarrassing their trends are due to the stupid technology they're living with. Again, technology will do weird shit to us if we rely on it too much. That's a huge theme throughout the book.
The reason I give four stars is because I wasn't totally clear on every technological invention that was mentioned. For a little bit, the whole idea of feed was confusing. Upcars, droptubes, how chatting works. I have a slight grasp on it, enough to comprehend the story, but I wish it would've gone into deeper detail about them.
Honestly a super fun and quick read, very insightful and makes you reflect. This is a book you'll think about for a long time after finishing it.
Violet is strong-willed, never wanting to be controlled by anyone, not even her feed. She wants to resist, but resisting may get her killed.
Titus is..just average. He didn't stand out to me until the end, when he became a total dick, and I just wanted to scream that at him. He betrayed. He changed. He failed.
Although the story is written from Titus' perspective, the story more closely follows Violet.
The whole concept of the times they live in now is super weird. Lesions are cool? The weird styles? "Meg"? Parts of it made me cringe, but it's supposed to. You're supposed to cringe at how weird and embarrassing their trends are due to the stupid technology they're living with. Again, technology will do weird shit to us if we rely on it too much. That's a huge theme throughout the book.
The reason I give four stars is because I wasn't totally clear on every technological invention that was mentioned. For a little bit, the whole idea of feed was confusing. Upcars, droptubes, how chatting works. I have a slight grasp on it, enough to comprehend the story, but I wish it would've gone into deeper detail about them.
Honestly a super fun and quick read, very insightful and makes you reflect. This is a book you'll think about for a long time after finishing it.