natesfairytale's reviews
25 reviews

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

adventurous funny lighthearted sad 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? Yes

4.75

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

 It was a short romance with a dash of coming of age. Spencer was really attaching. I loved following his journey and learning to trust himself. There was also lots of friendship, which is something that is so often overlooked in romance. That made the story so much more interesting. There is some homophobia and transphobia, which might make it harder to read. Overall, the story was sweet though. It felt like Heartstopper or Simon Vs the Homosapien Agenda, there was important topics discussed but the book still feels like a hug. Finally, if you want a quick read to get out of a reading slump or just to feel a bit better about life, you should check this book out. 

Lose You to Find Me by Erik J. Brown

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

About Last Night by Laura Henry

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

Markless by C.G. Malburi

adventurous tense 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? Yes

4.0

Charlotte Illes Is Not a Teacher by Katie Siegel

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

 As a child, I used to love reading mysteries and solving them. Me and my friends would invent stories with missing items and try to solve cases. It felt nostalgic in the best way. This book felt like reconnecting with this little girl reading detective’s novels. And that’s exactly what Charlotte is afraid of, becoming Lottie again. And it’s especially hard, as she’s working in the place where all her cases took place, with people knowing who she used to be. And we can see glimpses of that girl through the little flashbacks in some chapters. I loved this book; it was both funny and serious at the right moments. It felt alive. Like you were part of the friend group, and you were helping solve the case too. The friends were funny, and they know each other so well, they always had each other’s backs. Something that is very often lacking, the friends were always present in Charlotte’s life, and they stayed relevant the whole story. They had lives of their own, too. 

And even though the story was light and funny, Katie Siegel, the author, found a way to broach more serious subjects.

For example, the discussion between Charlotte and Gabe about the school being accepting of queer kids, which was different for them. I loved seeing Charlotte recognising herself in Nia, and slowly making her peace with doing things the Lottie way.

More Than a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban

challenging funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0