ravenpond's reviews
157 reviews

Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

the world beyond the cave by DorianDrifting
Did not finish book. Stopped at 1%.

4.25

A Letter to My Mother That She Will Never Read by Ocean Vuong

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Defending Jacob by William Landay

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

i thought the plot was interesting, I wasn't expecting the plot twists at the end even though I think they were rushed, I didn't really care about the characters and the sexist descriptions of people were annoying. But as for the plot it kept me captivated, like I was following it irl

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.75

Emily keeps finding ways to get her characters to kiss in the rain and I'm not complaining

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

i had not known sadness and pain since before that book
hardest 2 weeks of my life

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

3.0

Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling, Newt Scamander

4.0

Animal Farm by George Orwell

2.0