tinie_frogie's reviews
16 reviews

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional lighthearted 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

I’ve never wanted to drink coffee so badly in my life 

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Did not finish book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Sexual assault

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Did not finish book.

I could not get passed how the  class president was described…I did not like the trope she was falling into “bad boy turns the good girl”..it just made everything very boring 

I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Bullying and Homophobia

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

the witch doesn't burn in this one by Amanda Lovelace

reflective

3.5

Cut by Patricia McCormick

dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Self harm

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Violence

I cried so much, at the time during my reading I was struggling with overcoming my own battles and this book made me reflect on how much I struggled and how far along in my journey I was. Especially with the authors note speaking about how much care she put into this story, just added so much more emotion

The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Animal death

A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

dark reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

I fell asleep to this in English class, I feel like the book had a lot of potential but I personally found it cringe at times 

Animal Farm by George Orwell

informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I’m scared of pigs anyway so it makes sense 

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
Did not finish book.

I thought the jokes and reflection about Earls race were in poor taste