mishmashedmagic's Reviews (323)

Down Among the Sticks and Bones

Seanan McGuire

4.75

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Circe

Madeline Miller

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Dry

Jarrod Shusterman, Neal Shusterman

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

Watch Over Me

Nina LaCour

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Every Heart a Doorway

Seanan McGuire

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V.E. Schwab

4.75

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Mog Treasury: Six Classic Stories About Mog the Forgetful Cat

Judith Kerr

5.0

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I wish I could give this book 10 stars, my favorite read of 2020 so far. Review to come.

The One and Only Bob

Katherine Applegate

5.0

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ready Player Two

Ernest Cline

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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