mia_123's reviews
58 reviews

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

little boring at first and it got pretty good towards the end, and i really did enjoy the way it ended. this was another one i had to read for school

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

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

this book took me forever to read but i still thoroughly enjoyed it. i loved addie’s perseverance, even though it was mostly to spite luc, still she held out longer than i would’ve. i loved henry too, the end was devastating, but i believe it was the right choice in some way. i wish we had gotten more of what ended up happening with addie and luc at the end though 

The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

adventurous emotional tense

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

3.5

 this book was just okay. i wasn’t super into the plot here but towards the end it definitely got way more interesting. i mean like i’m on the edge of my seat rn, but unfortunately i have to wait until the next book comes out. anyways, this book made me very sad. graysons whole inner monologue destroyed me, he deserves the world. and jameson doubting himself for a whole there also made me sad. 

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

emotional reflective tense

5.0

this book was amazing. i listened to the audiobook and hearing jennettes emotions throughout her reading of it was just spectacular. i felt the emotions with her and the story was just so powerful 

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

challenging emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

this book was crazy. it was good but it also made me SO MAD. JUST SO SO MAD AND SAD. the ending was really fun and the whole plot was super awesome and well thought out. i just hated my life while reading this book because of the whole love triangle situation.

i was always always team grayson so when he started liking eve i got so jealous for avery. i also had a feeling that eve was horrible the whole time and im glad i was right about it. seriously though i’m so angry that avery and grayson didn’t end up getting together. but the way barnes wrote jameson made me happy that she chose him. personally, i prefer grayson though. /spoiler>

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

challenging mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.75

this book was good. i really enjoyed the whole plot but honestly i was so distracted by the romance. lets just say that one of her options i really liked, and i was very disappointed at the end bc i liked him so much better. anyways, the rest of the book was entertaining and all of the toby stuff, especially towards the end, made me sad.

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

this book was really really good. I LOVED ALL OF THE HAWTHORNE BOYS SM AND I LOVED HOW DIFFERENT THEY ALL ARE. but also the ending was lowkey disappointing but it’s fine i still loved it. oh and i’m so mad that jameson is the one who gets to be with avery, grayson is so much better.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

adventurous challenging

2.5

it wasn’t too bad, i had to read it for school. i loved seeing huck and jim’s friendship progress throughout the book. but also i found a lot of the characters annoying, which i know was twains goal to display some satire, but it was still annoying to read.

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

4.5

this book was insane. at first i wasn’t sure if i could get through this book because of how intimidating it is, but wow. i loved the characters and i loved the relationships between the characters. it was just such an interesting book and the multiple perspectives were so fun. i really really enjoyed this book.

Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World by William H. McRaven

hopeful inspiring reflective

2.0

i had to read it for school. i didn’t hate it. i thought it helped give me a better outlook on life and i enjoyed hearing his stories about SEAL training, i had never really gotten an overview of it before so it was very interesting to hear about.