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Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
loved the ‘it was summer…’ repetition and the writing style in general. however it tended to overdo it at parts so points off for that. loved the use of 2nd person also
Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks by 'Nathan Burgoine
inspiring
mysterious
medium-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? No
4.0
this book was such good fun and i appreciate the casual use of they/them for a character!
And They Lived... by Steven Salvatore
emotional
reflective
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
3.5
this book is about fairytales and this book IS a fairytale.
i just didn’t really click with it if i’m honest. it was just so easy. sure, Jack’s parents were homophobic assholes for basically the whole book but then they’re suddenly okay? they’re 18 and 19 in their first term of university and fall completely in love? and the sex scenes were also bordering cringe
but in the end i can see the strength in writing about a non traditional hero and i do think that this book is important, maybe not entirely for me, but for some people i’m sure this will make a difference. something i thought was particularly good was the whole revelation that you don’t have to fit into boxes, you can be a ‘contradiction’ because that’s you and you’re allowed to exist and thrive no matter how you identify on the gender spectrum.
i just didn’t really click with it if i’m honest. it was just so easy. sure, Jack’s parents were homophobic assholes for basically the whole book but then they’re suddenly okay? they’re 18 and 19 in their first term of university and fall completely in love? and the sex scenes were also bordering cringe
but in the end i can see the strength in writing about a non traditional hero and i do think that this book is important, maybe not entirely for me, but for some people i’m sure this will make a difference. something i thought was particularly good was the whole revelation that you don’t have to fit into boxes, you can be a ‘contradiction’ because that’s you and you’re allowed to exist and thrive no matter how you identify on the gender spectrum.
Husband Material by Alexis Hall
medium-paced
4.75
very very good
i just don’t think it was as funny as boyfriend material which was really the highlight of the series for me
i LOVED the ending to this though, it seemed perfect for them
i just don’t think it was as funny as boyfriend material which was really the highlight of the series for me
i LOVED the ending to this though, it seemed perfect for them
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt
emotional
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
what gorgeous writing, i’d love to write something like that from a perspective of someone younger one day
the ending broke me btw
the ending broke me btw
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
i put this book down while eating breakfast because life is too short. i am continuously annoyed by the author’s writing. the digs on eating disorders, on ‘diversity’ ‘he’s the only gay’, the flatness of the characters and the fact that everyone was unlikeable
this marks the 3rd book by rainbow rowell i’ve dnfed after just reading for a bit x (after eleanor and park, fangirl)
going 0 for 3 here!!
this marks the 3rd book by rainbow rowell i’ve dnfed after just reading for a bit x (after eleanor and park, fangirl)
going 0 for 3 here!!
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
4.75
this was an interesting read because carrie absolutely pissed me off but i was still invested in her life and rooted for her with everything i had
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
5.0
phenomenal
made me feel all the things i think i was meant to and more
made me feel all the things i think i was meant to and more
Strange Meeting by Susan Hill
challenging
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
my heart- it’s a mess.
I think I believe that they really had a rare relationship and friendship, and I think there were probably romantic feelings involved as well. it doesn’t matter how they loved each other because this is a story of human love on the front line. maybe they were lovers, and I’d like to think they were lovers, but ultimately that doesn’t change anything for how much they became a part of each other throughout this books.
it’s difficult to quantify how internally distressed this made me, at wars, at our inability to learn from our mistakes, and every time I read ‘they think it’ll be over by Christmas’ I could have cried.
this is also really petty, but i have an immense hate for the cover and i literally would never have picked it up had it not been on sale. make better covers. literature deserves to be represented by art that doesn’t require hiding away. (it just doesn’t WORK)
I think I believe that they really had a rare relationship and friendship, and I think there were probably romantic feelings involved as well. it doesn’t matter how they loved each other because this is a story of human love on the front line. maybe they were lovers, and I’d like to think they were lovers, but ultimately that doesn’t change anything for how much they became a part of each other throughout this books.
it’s difficult to quantify how internally distressed this made me, at wars, at our inability to learn from our mistakes, and every time I read ‘they think it’ll be over by Christmas’ I could have cried.
this is also really petty, but i have an immense hate for the cover and i literally would never have picked it up had it not been on sale. make better covers. literature deserves to be represented by art that doesn’t require hiding away. (it just doesn’t WORK)