aus10england's Reviews (943)

How It All Blew Up

Arvin Ahmadi

4.75

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

How did this end up being one of my faves of the year?????? I adored this a story. Amir has my whole heart. Great read for the end of a school year. Highly recommend the audiobook as well.

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Out of the Blue

Jason June

3.25

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The Stonewall Riots: Making a Stand for LGBTQ Rights

Archie Bongiovanni

3.0

hopeful informative medium-paced

Perfectly fine graphic novel about the history of Stonewall and the queer liberation movement in general.

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Brace for Impact

Gabe Montesanti

3.25

inspiring medium-paced

I definitely enjoyed some aspects of this memoir, especially the first half learning about the author’s experience with roller derby. au began to lose attention when it came to the medical side in the back half. I did enjoy hearing about the family drama though. Overall, pretty solid memoir! Could have been trimmed down a bit though.

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Small Town Pride

Phil Stamper

4.0

emotional informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Awwww, I liked this a lot. Great for young readers. I thought it seemed realistic for the most part, very inspiring for young queer kids in small towns!

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Girls Can Kiss Now: Essays

Jill Gutowitz

3.75

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

I’ve been looking forward to reading this one for a while! Love the author, so no surprise that this would be good.

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Devil's Chew Toy

Rob Osler

3.25

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was a fun little mystery! I grabbed this because of the Seattle backdrop and queer rep, and for the most part I’m happy I did. Pretty chill mystery all things considered, also, there was a dog. That makes any book better! Just didn’t hit super hard, hence the rating.

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Love That Story: Observations from a Gorgeously Queer Life

Jonathan Van Ness

4.5

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

This is exactly what a personal essay memoir should look like! Great relevant stories, very emotional, great for fans of JVN and all their amazingness. :)
Additionally: Highly recommend the audiobook version read by the author!

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The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

Sonora Reyes

4.75

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Oh, my heart. I was really not expecting this to hit as hard as it did. The characters were multidimensional, funny, flawed, and oh so charming. There were little moments that shocked me, and the author did a great job of telling the story! I did wish that the ending hit a little harder though, maybe leaving room for a sequel? I'd love to see where these characters go.

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Love & Other Disasters

Anita Kelly

3.5

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Whewwwwww this was all over the place! A fun read overall, some of the characters made me frustrated at times. Loved the reality TV elements, and the non-binary representation. Also, this was a LOT more sexual than I was expecting, so beware of that.

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