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53 reviews
Retrograde Orbit by Kristyna Baczynski
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
🥺
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
She-Ra: Legend of the Fire Princess by Gigi D.G.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Cute! But there's not much a mid-series spinoff comic to a show can add to the canon.
The Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
It just didn't work for me. It felt like it was both written and illustrated by people new to graphic novels - which isn't true, but it still had some amateur mistakes. The dialogue was often oddly stilted. It tried too hard to be a modern character-based book when it was too stuck in the odd melancholy format of a fairytale to succeed at that. It was fine I guess.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Sexual content, and Murder
Opal by Maggie Stiefvater
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Made me want to cry, in a good way. A very good way. And I love Opal.
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Oh god. Oh fuck. OH GOD this book is so beautiful and heartbreaking and beautiful again.
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
4.5
I loved the Greenmantles. I didn't love Gwenllian as much.
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-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? Yes
4.5
I know it's too early to pick a favorite book out of this cycle, but I really love Ronan, and I really love how much of him was in this book.
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Good fucking god I forgot how good this book was. Miss Stiefvater your MIND.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Murder, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Gore, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Homophobia
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin, Margot Paronis
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I really enjoyed this book. I can't even particularly say why. It was absorbing, atmospheric, and emotional.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, and Drug use