paper_mache_reader's Reviews (253)

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Truman Capote

3.0

reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Atlas Six

Olivie Blake

4.5

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ace of Spades

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

3.75

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really wanted to like this book, since it was marketed as "Get Out meets Gossip Girl", but it really was not more than the sum of its parts. The best parts are when the characters are describing their experience as Black students, which I assume was fueled by the authors own experiences. 

Wild and Wicked Things

Francesca May

4.25

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It was like the love child of The Great Gatsby and Practical Magic

The Wolf and the Woodsman

Ava Reid

4.75

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

4.75

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Hawthorne Legacy

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

4.25

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Magic Lessons: The Prequel to Practical Magic

Alice Hoffman

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

The Inheritance Games

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

4.5

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes