abbyluvsfrogs444's Reviews (308)

The Heartstopper Yearbook

Alice Oseman

5.0

funny informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

LOVE LOVE LOVE

The Long Game

Elena Armas

3.0

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was just okay. I found the main characters annoying. Adalyn was annoying and always jumping to conclusions, thinking she knew best. Cameron was rude and abrasive and couldn't say a kind word to someone if his life depended on it. Adalyn's dad was a piece of shit. David was an even bigger piece of shit. And I felt annoyed for the majority of this book. None of these people actually communicated. And the romance felt a little forced? The enemies to lovers wasn't giving what needed to be gave. They became all cutesy with each other way too quickly. We jumped from hating each other to being in love with each other in like, a day. This was not enemies to lovers. This was annoyances to lovers. Big difference. So anyway, this is my least favorite of Elena Armas's work. It's not bad, just not for me.

Loveless

Alice Oseman

DID NOT FINISH: 10%

i'm in a reading slump so i'll try this again later

Business or Pleasure

Rachel Lynn Solomon

4.5

emotional funny hopeful 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

I'm obsessed. Rachel has done it AGAIN!!! I genuinely don't know how she does it. How she drags you into the worlds she creates. How she makes you laugh until you can't breathe. How she creates characters with so much heart and depth it's impossible not to love them. I love the love in this book. I love how Chandler and Finn learn to love themselves more through loving each other. I found it so inspiring how they grew together and decide that it's better to be together imperfectly than to not be together at all. Their love is pure and so special. I loved watching them fall in love.

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

DID NOT FINISH: 16%

library loan ended

You, Again

Kate Goldbeck

DID NOT FINISH: 13%

hot garbage. do not read this book.

Two Wrongs Make a Right

Chloe Liese

4.75

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

This is beautiful, this is lovely, this is adorable, this is perfect. I love this book. I love the characters so much. I love Bea and Jamie. I loved watching them fall in love. They are adorable and I love them.

The Silence of the Lambs

Thomas Harris

3.5

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Reading this book was a ride. I've seen the movie, so I know what happens, but I was still on the edge of my seat. There are a lot of issues in this book including sexism, homophobia, and transphobia. I didn't enjoy that part of the book. But the rest of it was good. It's honestly quite a brilliant story.

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