lyd41's reviews
64 reviews

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

2.75

Dialogue was terribly written and insufferable to read and also very out of character at times but I still liked the premise of the book. Plot was fun. Although cheesy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Mental illness, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, and Suicidal thoughts

Mirage by Somaiya Daud

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

Extremely unique premise!!!

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

1.0

This was wattpad level trash and the sex scenes weren't even worth it. Also SJM ruined fae lore. Fae are supposed to be epic and whimsical, all she did was make them sus 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Vomit, Gore, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, War, Murder, Stalking, Sexual content, and Slavery

The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

This book was just so beautiful. The writing was full of imagery that felt poetic in nature. I am so glad the author decided to share their story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Bullying, Car accident, Classism, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Alcohol, and Grief

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.25

The premise of this book was completely unique. Oseman decided to tell a story seldom told before. I loved themes of parasocial love and fandom culture and living as a celebrity and struggling with mental illness. This book would have been nice for me to read a bit younger 🥲. The exposition was a bit too slow, but the fast paced, tense, action filled ending made up for it in a way. Each character felt like a real being with motives and interests, which i enjoyed. I also thoroughly did not like some characters, just like real life!!! :D 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Stalking, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Transphobia, Self harm, Death, and Homophobia

Loveless by Alice Oseman

funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

BEST BOOK EVER WHAT THE FUCK BRO OH MY GOF OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD I 

only critique i can think of 
- i needed more convincing that jason was as close friends with them as oseman claimed they were 

Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

3.0

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

1.75

Was there even a clear plot to this book? The only notable thing that happened was the ending. It was more centered around Tori navigating life with her mental illnesses and ruining/building relationships. The ending was very confusing and also boring and also unrealistic. The dialogue throughout was very manic-pixie-dream-boy esque. Very cringe. I did not like a single character in this book: one because I didn't get to know enough about the characters, and two because from what I did know they were annoying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia and Vomit

The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind by Meg Medina

adventurous hopeful sad slow-paced

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

1.0