midnightbookmusings's reviews
522 reviews

The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

At 30, I Realized I Had No Gender: Life Lessons from a 50-Year-Old After Two Decades of Self-Discovery by Shou Arai

funny reflective fast-paced

3.0

Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas

emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.75

No one writes angst like Sherry Thomas. Gigi, my messy problematic heiress, I will always defend you. 

Thomas’s editor needs to talk to her about pacing and having a non abrupt ending though. 

Banned Book Club by Ryan Estrada, Kim Hyun Sook

challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

5.0

I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

Recognizing the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative by Isabella Hammad

4.0

Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne Collins

3.5

Chi's Sweet Home, Volume 1 by Konami Kanata

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire by Ashley Spencer

informative fast-paced

2.75

It was an okay read. But definitely feels like a Disney PR approved book. Too much sanitization and benefits of the doubt given to the multinational corporation.

Also, deliberately pointing out that Demi Lovato uses both she and they pronoun but then only refers to them as “she” is an interesting choice.