magsjopaints's reviews
78 reviews

Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

Destroy Me by Tahereh Mafi

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

Tbh I wasn’t planning on reading this book but I’m happy that I did. I wasn’t able to get the second book immediately so I thought it would be interesting to read this. 

It’s fascinating to find out that Warner actually has so humanity to him. He didn’t kill Fletcher over food but because he saw that he beat his wife and kids. 

Everything that he has done shows that he cares but he has to cover it up with a more messed up story to appease his father and keep up his “bad guy” image. 

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

dark 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? Yes

4.25

A War of Gifts by Orson Scott Card

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

The Practicing Mind: Bringing Discipline and Focus into Your Life by Thomas M. Sterner

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Rape

Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood

funny lighthearted fast-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? N/A

4.25

I listened to the audio book of this while I was working today, and I was quite obsessed with it all day. I have never read a novella before, so I was impressed by how much development we were able to get from the characters in a short amount of time. I did really enjoy the romance between Mara and Liam, it was cute. 

The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

I’m a little torn about this book man. I was really excited to read a book about Nannerl and Wolfgang Mozart, but idk this book just didn’t do it for me. Don’t get me wrong I was hooked in the beginning, but the pacing was wayyyyy too slow at times and there was all this unnecessary fluff that made it hard to read. I also thought the transitions between the real world and the kingdom of back either didn’t make sense or would just happen out of nowhere. The most action that happened in the book was in the final 15 pages. It just felt really drawn out. It felt like the world was underdeveloped. As readers, we kept going to the same locations and it was getting annoying. 

I did enjoy the relationship between Nannerl and her brother (sometimes he did really piss me off). ALSO screw the dad and mom they were also annoying.

Operatic by Kyo Maclear

informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0