observerspotter's Reviews (183)

Cemetery Boys

Aiden Thomas

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

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I think this is the first book I've read in recent times that I can write a review about. New favourite even with all of the fantastic books I've read.

From a diverse author, written with diverse characters, Cemetery Boys is a wonderful celebration about life and death and love. The characters are beautifully written, the plot is fantastic and the building of the world is amazing. I don't know much about the religion, mythology and legends in the books but I have learnt so much about a whole culture from it. I read Labyrinth Lost earlier this year which touches on similar heritage and I am really looking forward to more books written containing the same elements. 

5/5 stars, would read again, third book that has ever made me cry.

A Darker Shade of Magic

V.E. Schwab

5.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Young Elites

Marie Lu

5.0

adventurous dark emotional fast-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

The Raven Boys

Maggie Stiefvater

4.0

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

Iron Heart

Nina Varela

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-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

Crier's War

Nina Varela

4.5

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Labyrinth Lost

Zoraida Córdova

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ice Station

Matthew Reilly

5.0

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Legendborn

Tracy Deonn

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated