shoohoob's reviews
206 reviews

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Gun violence

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

fast-paced

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

4.0

Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile

3.75

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Death

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Easily one of my favorite reads of this year.  A little long winded at times, but still so captivating. This is one of the first books in a long time that actually shocked me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Grief, and Kidnapping

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

adventurous challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Misogyny, Gun violence, Blood, Cursing, Confinement, and Body horror

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I definitely should have read this instead of listened, but the audiobook narrator kinda ate 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Torture, and Toxic friendship

Assembly by Natasha Brown

fast-paced

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

3.75

Interesting premise and a short read. I feel like it would have been easier to follow if I read it instead of listened to the audiobook

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs

Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

funny medium-paced

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

3.0

I was really looking forward to this book and was let down :( For one, the narrator for Arthur’s chapters was not the most pleasant to listen to. I also couldn’t really discern when this book was supposed to take place in history. I also wasn’t super convinced about the romance between Arthur and Gabriel. 

That being said, I LOVED Bridget and Gwendolyn. I honestly would love a whole book just on them. The narrator for Gwen’s chapters was much more captivating and I found myself wanting more Gwen chapters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, Sexism, War, Violence, Vomit, and Blood

Moderate: Homophobia