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217 reviews

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Tales of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

As an adult, I enjoyed this book. I imagine as a child it would have been a scary and dark read. 

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I really liked Jades character. I found her POV interesting and naive. I felt like I was waiting for a long time for her to realize who the final girl is. I liked the pieces of magical realism and folklore mixed in as well. 

Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show by Bethany Joy Lenz

emotional informative fast-paced

4.5

I find cults to be fascinating and this book added another layer to my understanding of them. I was a huge fan of one tree Hill and liked hearing about what was happening to Joy behind the scenes. It made me see the show in a different light knowing what she was going through in her personal life. 

Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris

dark funny medium-paced

3.0

Love that Bill was barely in this book. I can't stand him. Also loved Sookie in the final fight scene. 

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller

hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley
Did not finish book. Stopped at 48%.

The protagonist is unable to do anything for herself and at half way through the book she still doesn't have a back bone. There is constant discussion of "demon dick", but she can't say hell and instead says heckity? What? There is enough social context to indicate this is present day or close to it so why the censoring of swear words? 

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I enjoyed the pace of this book and the politics that are explored through the "game". I found the way the romantic interests described as... Weird. Like Mustang keeps touching his leg to indicate she is wanting him? She is so forward the rest of the time, but isn't willing to do something more than touch a leg? Idk I just wish Eo and Mustang were shown in their actions as stronger characters instead of followers with Darrow being all powerful. 

The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

adventurous dark slow-paced

4.0

The book itself I well written. I did not enjoy it as much as I thought it would. The second half of the book did hold my interest more, but I almost put it down at 40% because it could not hold my interest. I loved the connection between generations and the discovery by Jamie that the curse is still with him. 

Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

This book is so hard to describe, the premise sounds strange, but once you start reading you realize it is a book about love and life. I felt connected to the characters, heartbroken for them, and cheered them on throughout the story. I loved the almost poetic segments of the story as well.