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Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tọlá Okogwu
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Racism
Moderate: Vomit
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
emotional
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide attempt
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
3.0
It was a book— a lil convoluted, the romance a lil ??? but it was entertaining for the most part.
Maame by Jessica George
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The beginning of the book is downright atrocious I’m ngl. I did DNF for a while and then returned.
The MC’s voice was annoying and a pain to be in at the beginning because despite being 25 she read as very juvenile. I understand she’s a late bloomer but somethings were too much for me.
The best part of this book were the conversations and moments around grief, it is clear that’s where George’s writing shines.
Everything else though was not very good. In an attempt to portray Maddie (MC) as naive and a late bloomer there were extremely biphobic things said/thought by our character. There was also a fatphobic comment. I wish Maddie was constructed with as much care as the grief storyline was, it would’ve made me care about her more.
Thank you St Martins Press for the ARC
The MC’s voice was annoying and a pain to be in at the beginning because despite being 25 she read as very juvenile. I understand she’s a late bloomer but somethings were too much for me.
The best part of this book were the conversations and moments around grief, it is clear that’s where George’s writing shines.
Everything else though was not very good. In an attempt to portray Maddie (MC) as naive and a late bloomer there were extremely biphobic things said/thought by our character. There was also a fatphobic comment. I wish Maddie was constructed with as much care as the grief storyline was, it would’ve made me care about her more.
Thank you St Martins Press for the ARC
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia
Minor: Fatphobia
Promise Boys by Nick Brooks
mysterious
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Love the format of multiple interviews/snippets from other characters, although sometimes I wished for more of our main trio.
There was a pacing issue: the intro was too long and the end too rushed
There was a pacing issue: the intro was too long and the end too rushed