tranghoang's reviews
142 reviews

Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

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5.0

Mental health baby! 
Romance can’t “cure” mental illness, i feel this so much 😭
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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3.75

she’s so deranged deranged deranged. this is how i expect all supporters of reverse racism sound like 
would have liked more substantial consequences for june but ig that’s how life can be?
Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman

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  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

best one so far
Behind You Is the Sea by Susan Muaddi Darraj

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

3.75

the last story is the best one
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

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

3.25

the more i think about this book the more i lower its rating 
pains & aches
thoroughly enjoyed the writing but not wowed 
first chap is really good but nothing gets better after that 
Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman

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  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Foster by Claire Keegan

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3.0

it’s giving the couple in the book thief but in a much more compact story. writing is beautiful, this is just not a writing style or plot that i enjoy
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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slow-paced

2.75

i don’t understand the hype of this one
could have been 5hrs shorter
should have DNF 😩
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

this book ate and left no crumb
every word has its purpose 
first and strong contender for best book of 2024