literaryrambles's reviews
84 reviews

Honeybee by Trista Mateer

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

“i like to tell myself that i wasn’t
really in love with you but even on the months i forget to pay my credit card bills, i still remember to check your horoscope.” 

Girls Can Kiss Now: Essays by Jill Gutowitz

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Homophobia

Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.5

love a good sapphic romance. i would recommend this to anyone who loved evelyn hugo because it has very similar themes! 
-.5 stars because i could not stop cringing at how often emma kept calling jo “boss”. 

Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy

emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

i don’t think i’ve ever cried so consistently throughout an entire book. such a realistic portrayal of grief