sometimes_i_write_things's Reviews (206)

Escape Into Cottagecore: Embrace Cosy Countryside Comfort in Your Everyday

Ramona Jones

4.25

informative inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice

Anna Lapera

2.75

dark hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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8.5 hours 

Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek: How Seven Teen Shows Transformed Television

Thea Glassman

4.0

informative lighthearted medium-paced

Heartstopper Volume 1

Alice Oseman

5.0

emotional funny hopeful 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: No

The Happy Shop

Brittany Long Olsen

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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: No

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30 minute read

Evvie Drake Starts Over

Linda Holmes

3.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me

Aisha Harris

4.0

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Transitions: A Mother's Journey

Élodie Durand

4.25

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

You or Someone You Love: Reflections from an Abortion Doula

Hannah Matthews

4.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

Cheryl Strayed

3.75

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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mostly punishing, a little aspirational