lilliex's reviews
148 reviews

Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

i think if i found this book in a big bad wolf event and automatically snatched it because i had this inner feeling that i would enjoy it and it had been in my tbr for a long while and it just felt perfect and the hardback is pretty and i finished it in less than 2 and a half hours, safe to say i enjoyed this since it's so easy to read and loved it a lot

This Time It's Real by Ann Liang

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i really love her writing style (and how she has to mention that her characters love Taylor Swift bc same) and the chemistry is always UNREEEALLL im smiling, giggling, dancing ahhh
she's my auto-buy author alongside chloe gong 

The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

absolutely perfect.

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Last Violent Call by Chloe Gong

funny hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

this was so wholesome (even when there's murders happening) I. MISSED. THEM. SO. MUCH.

My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth

emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

im just rlly happy bel's half filipina lmao. but the chemistry IS UNREEAALLLL. i felt their love sm, its so wholesome i cant

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

utterly perfect

The Wicked King by Holly Black

adventurous challenging mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

i'm not a fan of politics but dam did i enjoy this a lot

These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.

just didn't feel like it luv

The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

my fav book is still hollow boy but this book is slowly coming in close to #1