yushra's reviews
130 reviews

What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

i really enjoyed this, i think i like anthologies more than i realize. i love the optimism this offered while still being realistic to what people’s day to days look like and how your mindset helps you make the most of your life

Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

i really needed a book like this right now. it was really raw and although jayne annoyed me sometimes she seemed like a real person. i need more books with the protagonist in college / college aged. the themes relating sisterhood and family always get me, man i teared up towards the end. 

Star Splitter by Matthew J. Kirby

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

this book was super trippy and after a certain point i couldn’t put it down

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

is this the most literary book every? no but is it very fun and hard to put down? yes

A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

i really liked the writing style and the descriptions throughout the entire book. i love reading about queer friend groups and just queer life in general. it was interesting seeing aria interact with working class queer people coming from her more well to do background. however i really dislike

the infidelity that happened. like i understand the point wasn’t that it was “romantic” or “good” but it still annoyed me. also why would you have sex right after your grandma had a stroke can we be serious

In Memoriam by Alice Winn

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

i read this book in less than 24 hours and honestly one of my best reads of this year. war novels with an undercurrent of love and hope is one of my favorite things to read additionally the centering of a queer romance especially at this time period. ugh this book made me crazy and i loved every second of it

Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

this book was so good, it humanized the palestinian experience and was written so gut wrenchingly 

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

medium-paced

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

2.0

Frankly I disliked this book and had a hard time even finishing it. I am such a huge fan of the poppy war and this book was a disappointing follow up by rfk. Every single page made me so angry and the book almost felt like rage bait. All the points the book tried to make were very explicit and didn't leave much room for the reader to do any thinking at all. An interesting premise but fell flat.  

1984 by George Orwell

dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

• this book is good with a lot of ties to reality and many different governments that exist in the world however the parts where bro was reading the book was so slow like i understand all of this u don’t need to spell it out

Flip the Script by Lyla Lee

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.0

this book was an easy read and i enjoyed it but i think it was meant for a younger audience than me