phkodee's Reviews (29)

Banana Fish, Vol. 2

Akimi Yoshida

4.5

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Homophobia, Medical content, Grief

Stay Gold

Tobly McSmith

3.75

emotional inspiring lighthearted 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: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts

The Infinite Noise

Lauren Shippen

4.25

hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Self harm

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness

Minor: Medical trauma

Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family

Garrard Conley

2.75

challenging emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry

Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt

Conventionally Yours

Annabeth Albert

3.25

adventurous lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Homophobia

Heartstopper Volume 1

Alice Oseman

4.25

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Adorable characters, slow-burn meet-cute romance, and gay? This was a very easy read and left me really excited to read the next book in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Sexual assault

Classmates Vol. 1: Dou kyu sei

Asumiko Nakamura

4.5

funny hopeful lighthearted

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is great representation of a queer, teen romance. It's light, wholesome, realistic. I'm excited to read the rest of the series. (This volume follows the movie almost exactly).

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

Dashka Slater

4.5

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

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This book, although talking about difficult topics, was put into a format that was "easy" to consume. It's a great book to get you thinking about the criminal justice system, economic inequality, and society's view on minorities. A quick(ish) read that was extremely interesting and starts discussions on important/modern issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Transphobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Racial slurs

Minor: Sexual violence

The Gravity of Us

Phil Stamper

3.25

lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated