sophiebudd's Reviews (184)

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

3.5

lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With Her Mind

Jackson Ford

4.0

funny tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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LOVED the writing style and all the little comments

The Atlas Six

Olivie Blake

2.75

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

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Liked the start and the end but not most of the inbetween. 

One Last Stop

Casey McQuiston

3.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

The Binding

Bridget Collins

4.75

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Boy Parts

Eliza Clark

3.5

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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weird book. interesting if you’re into confusing, artsy and dark books but sadly I’m not and spent most of this book waiting for a big plot point to happen but it never did:(

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

4.5

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: No

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cute, one of the best translations I’ve read

Caraval

Stephanie Garber

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Very magical and made you feel like you were experiencing it too! Couldn’t put it down

If I Had Your Face

Frances Cha

3.75

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Starless Sea

Erin Morgenstern

4.75

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes