meganmmmm's reviews
60 reviews

Circe by Madeline Miller

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

informative lighthearted relaxing 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

this book tackled privilege and everything surrounding the topic in such a refreshing way that should be soon more in popular literature. it talked about interesting topics and showed fascinating different perspectives on things. though this book was a very pleasant read and didn’t drag on at all, i didn’t find myself getting attached to the characters a lot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Cultural appropriation

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

2.5

the first half of this book really had me going with the romance, i loved the build up of the relationship between daphne and the duke and their interractions but from the garden scene on it became such a wild ride.
i heard someone describe it as a train wreck you can’t look away from and that is quite exactly what it was for me

i had kind of a hard time keeping up with the book and the characters after the rape scene, i found daphne and simon likeable as a duo before but after this it was hard to root for their relationship

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

I found the theme of the book very interesting, the idea of traveling back in time without being able to change the present seems pointless, yet the book beautifully showcases how the characters experience doing so. 

Beach Read by Emily Henry

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i think i fell in love with gus a little too while reading. this book was a really cute and sweet story, sometimes i had a hard time picking it up but once i was reading i couldn’t put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

2.5

The topic that the story tackles is  very important and for that reason i like it, it grasped my attention for sure i couldnt stop reading, but aside from these two i didn’t really connect with the storyline 

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

i went into a mourning state after reading this book, as much as i thought i was ready for what was coming.. i wasn’t. i loved patroclus and achilles each with their own flaws and loved the writing style of this novel

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment