theskyboi's reviews
76 reviews

Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib

challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Biphobia, Blood, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Body horror, Death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Excrement, Alcohol, and Classism

Marry Me a Little: A Graphic Memoir by Robert Kirby

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman

hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis

informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Park Cruising: What Happens When We Wander Off the Path by Marcus McCann
Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.

This book did not deliver what was promised; it felt like too narrow of a description of what the subject matter could have been.

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Medical content, Acephobia/Arophobia, Body shaming, Blood, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

Just by Looking at Him: A Novel by Ryan O'Connell

tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Ableism

Minor: Biphobia

Nuclear Family by Joseph Han
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.

This book did not at all deliver on the spectacular premise it claimed to be built upon. Instead, it focused too much on many shifting perspectives that did little to flesh out the world of the characters inhabiting it.

Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.

I will potentially return later; I'm just too busy now. The book wasn't at fault.

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Homophobia

Minor: War