sofiacore's reviews
50 reviews

Canción de Navidad by Charles Dickens

5.0

She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Vol. 3 by Sakaomi Yuzaki

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I'll never get tired of saying how beautiful this manga is and specially this volume was very touching and heartwarming. The way the author handles sensitive topics while still maintaining the hopefulness of the story is very appreciated and I loved the addition of the 2 new characters and what they bring to the table. nomoto and kasuga are even cuter if that's possible, can't wait for them to be together like 😭

Set the Record Straight by Hannah Bonam-Young

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

Through the Roof by Natasha West

funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

Breaking Character by Lee Winter

medium-paced

4.75

BOOKISH LESBIANS WHY ARE YALL NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE??? this book is a bit too underrated for my liking and we should change that!! 

La construcción de la lesbiana perversa by Beatriz Gimeno

informative reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest To Hunt Down The Last Remaining Lesbian Bars In America by Krista Burton

informative fast-paced

3.0

I guess, from the title, I was expecting something different; more about the bars, their history, etc. I didn't have a problem with the author adding stories about her own life but at the end, I thought "damn, I wish we had gotten more about this place" for a lot of the bars; also more on why they were actually closing. A lot of references and jokes were lost on me, mainly because I'm a Gen Z non-American lesbian, so I was pretty lost most of the time and had to google things often. Nonetheless, I still got to read about places that sound pretty awesome and that I definitely need to visit someday, and the author's writing was interesting enough to keep me reading all day.

Also, the book cover is so fucking cool.

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

emotional funny informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

I knew nothing about Trevor Noah except for the fact that he was behind the desk of The Daily Show, and now after listening to the audiobook I can say that his life is one of the most incredible things I've ever read. I didn't know much about what to expect from this but I learned more about what apartheid truly was and how it shaped South Africa, and from beginning to end I was hooked by Trevor's memories and life stories and the way he narrated them. I now get why people always said the audiobook version was miles better, I cannot imagine a better way for this to be read.

I also can't forget to mention the star of this book, his mom. This was a clear homage to Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah and I admire her so so much.

On, off by Colleen McCullough

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

oh wow. my head is a mess right now after giving my weekend to this book and reading that end... i need to gather my thoughts but seriously, wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Rape, and Child death

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide attempt, and Racism

Mage & Demon Queen, Season 3 by Color_LES

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this webtoon is one of the best things that's ever happened to me, and I'm being very serious.