moonchildmelancholia's reviews
82 reviews

Dear Evan Hansen by Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, Val Emmich, Justin Paul

emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

2.5 stars purely for actually giving connor his own narration as opposed to the musical
lightyears better than the musical, still don't recommend tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Wildcard by Marie Lu

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional inspiring 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

5.0

Wow, what a book
I've never read something in a format like this and it did a great job of keeping me hooked. The way it was written made it very easy to just keep reading and very hard to put it down. It was a really fun and fast read and I'm really grateful for that bc I feel like it got me out of a massive reading slump (we'll see where that's headed). 
I loved the setting of the 70's and everytime something like an album cover was described I could see it so clearly in front of my eyes and now I want to draw it all hdjdjdjd
I also really want to listen to all the songs man, I hope we'll get to hear them in the amazon prime adaption (generally really excited where that's going)
I feel like my next step is to listen to a lot of 70's rock lmaoo

also that little 'plot twist' at the end added a neat touch to the whole book, loved that :)

I rarely give 5 stars but I really owe it to this book for being so entertaining and making me finish it in 3 days, this hasn't happened in sooo long

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I just want to hug charlie 

I think it would've been 5 stars if I'd read it 2-3 years ago, but it was a really good and relatable book nonetheless

Wie ein leeres Blatt by Boulet

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

pretty entertaining, i liked the artstyle and the layout :)

Blau ist eine warme Farbe: Das preisgekrönte Werk um ein Coming-Out by Jul Maroh

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

the art style is not necessarily my cup of tea, but it's still soooo beautiful. like, every single panel is a work of art.

Sisi - Frau, Rebellin, Kaiserin by Giorgia Marras, Carlos Mayor

emotional informative sad fast-paced

3.5

okay first of all I loved the art style - all the dresses were soo beautifully drawn! It's held in a fairly simple, yet effective style.

the story - some bits felt like they were taken straight out of the musical sklghslkgsklg
and i also felt like it was chopped up, the connection between the events happening were lowkey missing. but all in all, i liked it a lot and even though i knew most of it, it was still an interesting read. :)

Unfollow by Lukas Jüliger

dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

oh. my. god.
like
this would have almost been 5 star rating if it weren't for the last chapter. WHAT WAS THAT
i honestly did not see that coming. why? why would you?
i actually don't have words. when i turned the page and saw THAT page i was really shocked honestly? i don't even know man...
well actually in the latter part of the book i was like...

is this turning into a cult? i was kind of right oof

on another note:
i totally fell in love with the art style. i love it so much. i looked at almost every picture in detail. i wanted to see how the pictures were drawn, how the pencil strokes were made. i really loved the art style and the pictures in combination with the narration.

all in all this was such a cool graphic novel and i'm just gonna ignore the last part lsghslghslkgsl

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I love this book. It's funny because it's true.