muddymind's reviews
101 reviews

I Am Enough by Grace Byers

5.0

Mean by Myriam Gurba

challenging dark emotional sad tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence

The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

adventurous fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

You will not be the same after this story. 

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book showed me our monsters aren’t so scary after all 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity

Minor: Gun violence

The Dead Cat Bounce by Sarah Graves
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.

Too white 

Promises of Gold by José Olivarez

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad

5.0

Hearing Olivarez perform his newest collection of works made them that much better. I love how we get a glance at his creative process and more context to these beautiful poems. 

Promises of Gold by José Olivarez

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad

5.0

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

Big Chicas Don't Cry by Annette Chavez Macias
Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.

I tried so hard to get into this book. I picked it up three different times, once in audio form & I just couldn’t see it through. It’s just not for me :(