bookdragyn's Reviews (643)

The World We Make

N.K. Jemisin

5.0

adventurous dark tense 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: Yes

The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

Ram V

3.5

hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

4.0

emotional hopeful 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

Reclaim the Stars: 17 Tales Across Realms & Space

Zoraida Córdova

4.0

adventurous emotional tense 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

Total average rating: 4.2

To the Stars:
Reign of Diamonds by Anna-Marie McLemore (4)
Flecha by Daniel José Older (4)
The First Day of Us by David Bowles (3)
The Tin Man by Lilliam Rivera (3)
This is Our Manifesto by Mark Oshiro (5)

The Magical Now:
Creatures of Kings by Circle Moskowitz (4)
Eterno by J. C. Cervantes (5)
White Water, Blue Ocean by Linda Raquel Nieves Pérez (5)
Leyenda by Romina Garber (4)
Color-Coded by Maya Motayne (3)
Magical Offerings by Nina Moreno (3)

Other Times, Other Realms:
Rogue Enchantments by Isabel Ibañez (5)
Sumaiko y La Sirena by Vita Ayala (5)
River People by Yamile Said Méndez (5)
Moonglow by Sara Faring (4)
Killing El Chivo by Claribel A. Ortega (4)
Tame the Wicked Night by Zoraida Córdova (5)