ruby_tuesday's reviews
109 reviews

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

challenging emotional tense medium-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

4.75

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

Amazing even with my third time reading through. A pillar for the dystopian genre, the Hunger Games is truly a book that will be talked about for generations to come.

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

emotional funny tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

A fun summer read that got me out of my reading slump. Romance cute but a little fast. 

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 60%.

boring 

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Did not finish book. Stopped at 66%.

i got bored and busy

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

In all honesty, I really wanted to like this book. I think what the biggest let down was the comparisons placed between this book and the movie, “Knvies Out”.

As a result, I felt that everything and also nothing happened in the book as a whole. The puzzles weren’t too astonishingly complex and I found myself not invested in the plot as a whole. As for characters, yes Xander is the superior brother, and i’ll probably read the sequel for him.

Heartbreak for Hire by Sonia Hartl

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

Funny and a cute romance i just hated how it did the typical end of book

breakup because of a stupid secret then get back together in 5 pages</spolier>

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-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? Yes

2.75

I really liked how reflective the book was but the ending was off putting.

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

1.75

If i had to describe this book in words i’d call it, “A walking psa

for domestic abuse

written on plain white bread”. 

Reading the authors note, i understand the premise behind this book came from a very personal story, and i admire the courage it took to take that expierience and turn it into a novel.

My main issue, is the delivery and execution in this book is so mind numbingly simple and every idea being explained EXACTLY to the reader that it makes the second half of the book drag to no end. Definitely not for everyone, but can see why others might find it appealing.