sydscreams's reviews
32 reviews

Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

5.0

A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The Deep by Rivers Solomon

5.0

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Again, but Better by Christine Riccio

lighthearted slow-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

0.25

Genre shift out of nowhere, sloppy writing, it feels like she meant to write two separate books and just crammed them together into this crime against literacy. 

In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Prince of the Sorrows by Kellen Graves

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0