tealsteatime's reviews
5 reviews

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

hopeful inspiring relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

funny reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This is certainly a Y/A read--- from the pacing to the inner dialogue of Tori. Her character just hit me at the perfectly right time in my life, but but in any other instance, I would've found her repetitive and maybe even annoying. Plus, the end felt unrealistic and crazy (which I guess is the point?) but did not leave me satisfied.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Self harm

Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

hopeful reflective sad 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

This has to be my favorite book I've ever read. It's so personal and yet so relatable. I found myself multiple times throughout this book just taken aback by simple yet beautiful sentences. I would recommend it. (.5 is taken off for typos and slightly boring ending.)

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

4.75

The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

emotional funny relaxing sad medium-paced

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

1.5

I love the beginning of the book, but the last 100 pages really were not great. There were a lot of unfinished plot points and unanswered questions, and didn't feel like a satisfying conclusion. There were multiple times that I got incredibly frustrated with the characters, especially near the end where the author seemed to ignore all the character development they had gone through in the book.