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emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment
Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Thanks to Macmillan for the free copy of this book.
- LOVE IN 280 CHARACTERS OR LESS is a lovely coming of age in the digital age novel. I loved Syd and identified deeply with how she was torn between following her dreams and doing what was expected of her.
- Without spoiling anything, I did find the love triangle piece of the story a little silly, as it was pretty easy to see what was going on. There are are a few things that felt like disconnects for me: Syd complains repeatedly of not being able to make friends while multiple people are actively making her their friend. Something happens to Malcolm’s roommate Jay, who Syd has met, and she barely acknowledges that it happened to Jay and instead fixates on how it could have happened to Malcolm.
- Regardless, I still enjoyed this book and hope to read more by Stringfield in the future.
- LOVE IN 280 CHARACTERS OR LESS is a lovely coming of age in the digital age novel. I loved Syd and identified deeply with how she was torn between following her dreams and doing what was expected of her.
- Without spoiling anything, I did find the love triangle piece of the story a little silly, as it was pretty easy to see what was going on. There are are a few things that felt like disconnects for me: Syd complains repeatedly of not being able to make friends while multiple people are actively making her their friend. Something happens to Malcolm’s roommate Jay, who Syd has met, and she barely acknowledges that it happened to Jay and instead fixates on how it could have happened to Malcolm.
- Regardless, I still enjoyed this book and hope to read more by Stringfield in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Medical content, Car accident, Alcohol
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thanks to Orbit Books for the free copy of this book.
- Andrea Stewart has such an inventive mind. I am obsessed with the premise and setting of THE GODS BELOW. A destroyed world, a power hungry god, underground cults/resistance movements, magic, sisterhood, and more.
- There is so much going on plot-wise here I can’t even begin to cover it all. Like her previous series, there are multiple points of view and each person is working toward their own ends, sometimes with and sometimes against the others.
- The downside to all this plot is that the characters don’t really have the space to be fully realized. Each of them is very single-minded in their goals, and the romantic relationships that spring up don’t have much chemistry to them.
- Regardless, I’m certain I’ll continue with this series because I want to know where it’s going.
- Andrea Stewart has such an inventive mind. I am obsessed with the premise and setting of THE GODS BELOW. A destroyed world, a power hungry god, underground cults/resistance movements, magic, sisterhood, and more.
- There is so much going on plot-wise here I can’t even begin to cover it all. Like her previous series, there are multiple points of view and each person is working toward their own ends, sometimes with and sometimes against the others.
- The downside to all this plot is that the characters don’t really have the space to be fully realized. Each of them is very single-minded in their goals, and the romantic relationships that spring up don’t have much chemistry to them.
- Regardless, I’m certain I’ll continue with this series because I want to know where it’s going.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Thanks to Macmillan Audio for the free copy of this book.
- THE INDIAN CARD is stuffed full of research, information, and deeply personal stories.
- I was familiar with the idea of blood quantum, but this book showed me all the nuances, loopholes, pitfalls, and contradictions that such a system gets stuck in.
- Lowry Schuettpelz gets deep into both what it means historically to be Native, and what it means in practice today.
- THE INDIAN CARD is stuffed full of research, information, and deeply personal stories.
- I was familiar with the idea of blood quantum, but this book showed me all the nuances, loopholes, pitfalls, and contradictions that such a system gets stuck in.
- Lowry Schuettpelz gets deep into both what it means historically to be Native, and what it means in practice today.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Genocide, Racism, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation
adventurous
emotional
funny
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
dark
emotional
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thanks to Titan Books for the free copy of this book.
- OUT OF THE DROWNING DEEP is deeply inventive and terrifying, blending sci-fi and fantasy to great effect.
- It’s a novella, but the synopsis above barely scratches the surface of what’s going on. It’s a murder mystery, but it’s also about autonomy, grappling with trauma, and biblically accurate angels.
- I think if you like authors like H.E. Edgmon and Andrew Joseph White, you should check this one out.
- OUT OF THE DROWNING DEEP is deeply inventive and terrifying, blending sci-fi and fantasy to great effect.
- It’s a novella, but the synopsis above barely scratches the surface of what’s going on. It’s a murder mystery, but it’s also about autonomy, grappling with trauma, and biblically accurate angels.
- I think if you like authors like H.E. Edgmon and Andrew Joseph White, you should check this one out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
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
Thanks to Macmillan for the free copy of this book.
- With IF WE SURVIVE THIS, Marie brings her signature prickly girls and complex interpersonal dynamics to a zombie apocalypse story, with fantastic results.
- Flora is a new favorite main character of mine. She has OCD, which as you can imagine is a particular nightmare in this scenario. She deals with fear of germs and intrusive, violent thoughts throughout the book.
- Plus, it’s not a Marie book if there aren’t several queer identities represented. We still don’t have enough QTBIPOC in traditionally published YA stories, and she is bringing it.
- With IF WE SURVIVE THIS, Marie brings her signature prickly girls and complex interpersonal dynamics to a zombie apocalypse story, with fantastic results.
- Flora is a new favorite main character of mine. She has OCD, which as you can imagine is a particular nightmare in this scenario. She deals with fear of germs and intrusive, violent thoughts throughout the book.
- Plus, it’s not a Marie book if there aren’t several queer identities represented. We still don’t have enough QTBIPOC in traditionally published YA stories, and she is bringing it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Thanks to Tor Dot Com for the free copy of this book.
- I adore Amal El-Mohtar’s writing. Her prose is poetic and all encompassing, able to build a lush world in under 200 pages.
- This little story is compact but still quite forceful. I found myself drawn in quickly, even these days when concentrating on reading is hard for me.
- Not only is the world of the story great, but so are our main characters. I loved Esther and Ysabel’s complicated sisterhood.
- I adore Amal El-Mohtar’s writing. Her prose is poetic and all encompassing, able to build a lush world in under 200 pages.
- This little story is compact but still quite forceful. I found myself drawn in quickly, even these days when concentrating on reading is hard for me.
- Not only is the world of the story great, but so are our main characters. I loved Esther and Ysabel’s complicated sisterhood.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder