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voraciousbookshelf's Reviews (208)

An Embarrassment of Witches

Jenn Jordan, Sophie Goldstein

3.75

funny 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

The Sandman Vol. 7: Brief Lives

Neil Gaiman

4.0

adventurous emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Sandman Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections

Neil Gaiman

3.75

adventurous dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Sandman Vol. 5: A Game of You

Neil Gaiman

3.75

dark emotional reflective 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: Complicated

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

Mariko Tamaki

4.0

emotional inspiring reflective 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

Never Have I Ever

Isabel Yap

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Sex Fantasy

Sophia Foster-Dimino

4.5

emotional lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

It felt so true, the book read quickly but the emotions I felt while reading and taking in the illustrations will stay with me much longer.

Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance

Zora Neale Hurston

4.25

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Lost Boi

Sassafras Patterdale

2.0

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I didn’t enjoy this one and I enjoy pretty much all explorations of the Pan/Neverland story. It was strange that it’s marketed as bold and gritty but the grit is softened over with the same 5-6 words to describe who knows how many actions. I found it boring. Also, the lack of detail made it feel like the author couldn’t decide how far they wanted to go, rather than any narrative choice that made sense with the character of Tootles.

I felt by the end that there was so much in shadow, so little explored, and it made a story about young genderqueer “bois” into a lifestyle D/s with an older Pan feel infuriatingly vanilla.

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Payback's a Witch

Lana Harper

4.0

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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