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coolfoolmoon's Reviews (357)
challenging
hopeful
informative
tense
medium-paced
I didn't read this book. Page after page after page, this book read me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Classism
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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 love when baby girls are rambunctious vicious monsters. i love when friends to enemies to lovers. i love when monarchies burn. i love when gay people. i love when gay people!!! gay people!!!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death
Moderate: Confinement, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is my full review, the paragraph following is just nitpicking: Everything about that boy is gay and autistic and it makes no sense that he isn't. That's it. That's my review. Thanks for reading.
Maybe it's me, maybe I missed something, maybe I gotta give it a reread but I feel like the childhood assault was placed in there randomly at the end. It didn't feel wrong, but it didn't feel right. Not like csa ever could, but there's a time and place, ideally, and this just didn't make as much sense narratively, especially that close to the end. I suppose one could argue real life is full of surprises and the book is supposed to depict that, but to that I say bullshit. Little moments here and there about his auntie, alright, but it's a very touchy subject and I don't think it got the respect and conversation it deserved. So, negative points.
Maybe it's me, maybe I missed something, maybe I gotta give it a reread but I feel like the childhood assault was placed in there randomly at the end. It didn't feel wrong, but it didn't feel right. Not like csa ever could, but there's a time and place, ideally, and this just didn't make as much sense narratively, especially that close to the end. I suppose one could argue real life is full of surprises and the book is supposed to depict that, but to that I say bullshit. Little moments here and there about his auntie, alright, but it's a very touchy subject and I don't think it got the respect and conversation it deserved. So, negative points.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape
Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Murder
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
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
Sea racism. Discriminocean, if you will.
I could hear Ariel in Halle's voice so bonus points for that.
Not a book I would buy but it's something cute for the kids with a Black girl on the cover so, once again, bonus points.
In every Disney iteration of The Little Mermaid King Triton is just a stubborn man who never ever listens to his daughters even after it's too late!
Now, a few questions. At one point someone is told to run. Run. Not swim. Run. Why? I get it if there's no equivalent like walking is to running as swimming is to _____. But run??? I had to make a note of that.
How does one tell the difference between drool and ocean water?
Who at Disney has something against people with U names? They're already an underrepresented group, give them a break!
I've noticed a growing trend of Disney's, and other media's, push against monarchy and into democracy. Which is fine, except princess-ship is literally Disney's brand. What's up with that???
Okay I'm done. For now.
I could hear Ariel in Halle's voice so bonus points for that.
Not a book I would buy but it's something cute for the kids with a Black girl on the cover so, once again, bonus points.
In every Disney iteration of The Little Mermaid King Triton is just a stubborn man who never ever listens to his daughters even after it's too late!
Now, a few questions. At one point someone is told to run. Run. Not swim. Run. Why? I get it if there's no equivalent like walking is to running as swimming is to _____. But run??? I had to make a note of that.
How does one tell the difference between drool and ocean water?
I've noticed a growing trend of Disney's, and other media's, push against monarchy and into democracy. Which is fine, except princess-ship is literally Disney's brand. What's up with that???
Okay I'm done. For now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Kidnapping, Grief
Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Abandonment
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
bit of a hefty tome for a kids book. (i don't know what kids like 🤷🏾) and kind of a sad ending!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Murder, Classism
I tagged Classism because the taxi cab broken English is pointed out and I just feel like that's elitist. It's New York, man. He's drivin' here.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I first read this book 13 years ago and was trying to figure out why it stuck with me.
Dakin is describe as brown skinned at least twice. Love that. But the images depict her as a white girl so 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾
It's such a fun nice sweet story I love girls going on adventures and fixing their towns but also I love that miss thing has an attitude like purr don't put up with anyone's shit queen!
I always remembered the frog and Dakin got together at the end. I always remembered Dakin was soecifucally 14, and I remember the frog was a full grown adult. I was like, "There's no way they paired a 14 year old with a MAN. There's just no way." Unfortunately there is a way. And I would say maybe it's just a product of the author's time, maybe when the book was written in- THE 60S?!?!?!?!! How often did they have child brides back then?!
And what made it worse, this grown 22 year old M A N sees baby girl Dakin again and goes "I'm such an idiot 🥺 I wish I could marry 🥺 someone like you 🥺🥺 but you wouldn't marry a foolish dum dum like me 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺" And Dakin, THE BABY THE BABY GIRL INFANT CHILD, of course she says yes! Because she's a child and he's A MAN. NOT JUST A 22 YEAR OLD MAN, A TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWO YEAR OLD MAN (222)!!!!! You've been imprisoned for 200 years and your first thought is "I gotta marry that 14 year old girl?" Lock his ass up AGAIN. He's the real villain here!
Last thing, I love her name maybe that's why I latched onto this book, maybe I remembered the brown skin detail and saw her name and went "That's a black queen right there!" Her sister's name being Triska? You're helping my case.
Dakin is describe as brown skinned at least twice. Love that. But the images depict her as a white girl so 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾
It's such a fun nice sweet story I love girls going on adventures and fixing their towns but also I love that miss thing has an attitude like purr don't put up with anyone's shit queen!
And what made it worse, this grown 22 year old M A N sees baby girl Dakin again and goes "I'm such an idiot 🥺 I wish I could marry 🥺 someone like you 🥺🥺 but you wouldn't marry a foolish dum dum like me 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺" And Dakin, THE BABY THE BABY GIRL INFANT CHILD, of course she says yes! Because she's a child and he's A MAN. NOT JUST A 22 YEAR OLD MAN, A TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWO YEAR OLD MAN (222)!!!!! You've been imprisoned for 200 years and your first thought is "I gotta marry that 14 year old girl?" Lock his ass up AGAIN. He's the real villain here!
Last thing, I love her name maybe that's why I latched onto this book, maybe I remembered the brown skin detail and saw her name and went "That's a black queen right there!" Her sister's name being Triska? You're helping my case.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Transphobia, Abandonment
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
I read this on and off over 22 days because I went on vacation but it's Toni Morrison so of course it was amazing and I didn't lose the momentum in the gaps of days between reading chapters. Many thoughts many ideas... In my notes I marked this book is a lot more grounded in reality than magical realism. What's the difference? That's a great question... And at the end the world keeps going on. Ms Morrison, I know I said it before but you've done it again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Genocide, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape
I just couldn't get into the rhythm, or lack thereof, or voice of the poems from just about the first page. Is there a term for a SWANA (Southwest Asian / North African) weeaboo? She would be it based on what I could grasp.
lighthearted
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
I leave reviews as notes for myself in the future, for when I'm thinking of the book and trying to remember details about it or how I felt just after finishing it. But also I do kind of expect someone else may see these, so I try to give some context. (I only read other people's reviews after I've finished the book to see if they felt the same way.)
I've come to learn romance may not be the genre for me. This is the second book I've read where the B plot, in this case the house flipping, just isn't interesting. So that's only two out of two books, but if that's how the formula of romance works... I like all the other elements! I love character exploration! I love slice of life! I love drama! But so much focus on the part that unites the soon to be couple in question really bored me.
That said, that was all just act one. Act two and three really hooked my interest and maintained it. Even though I wasn't interested in a big chunk of the book, the characters were cute and lovable and the town feels sweet, and I liked the segue into possible sequels. I will be sat for the next book's release.
Last note, nothing really to do with the review, it's implied trans-Atlantic slavery existed in this universe. Why? How did that work? I have more questions about that that would need to be answered by my first two before I go on!
I've come to learn romance may not be the genre for me. This is the second book I've read where the B plot, in this case the house flipping, just isn't interesting. So that's only two out of two books, but if that's how the formula of romance works... I like all the other elements! I love character exploration! I love slice of life! I love drama! But so much focus on the part that unites the soon to be couple in question really bored me.
That said, that was all just act one. Act two and three really hooked my interest and maintained it. Even though I wasn't interested in a big chunk of the book, the characters were cute and lovable and the town feels sweet, and I liked the segue into possible sequels. I will be sat for the next book's release.
Last note, nothing really to do with the review, it's implied trans-Atlantic slavery existed in this universe. Why? How did that work? I have more questions about that that would need to be answered by my first two before I go on!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
dark
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The best books leave me speechless when it comes to the review. God damn, that was magnificent. I love when little gay kids are so engulfed with rage they turn into biblically accurate angel monsters and burn the world with their fury. Like as a queertrans that's just so real and true and ugh I love it. The only notable flaw was that the pacing felt fast. But then the story actually was fast. It takes place in a month. But it's such a minor flaw. Like yeah. Gay people do fall in love, do anything really, that fast. So real. So true. So real.
I can't tell you how fucking G A G G E D I was when they said we're gathered here to join these families in holy matrimony! I threw the book! I screamed and paused the audio!!! The utter and absolute shock!!! The audacity!!! I love it here!!!!!
If you loved this book for the same religious reasons I did then you'd love the song Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You by Gotye. And the music video!
If you loved this book for the same religious reasons I did then you'd love the song Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You by Gotye. And the music video!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Deadnaming, Genocide, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Dysphoria, War
Minor: Ableism, Racism