jessdrafahl's Reviews (154)

I'm Glad My Mom Died

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Absolutely a must-read. It falls right in line with Carrie Fisher's The Princess Diarist in giving us an inside perspective on Hollywood and the toxic culture that surrounds it.

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When Stars Are Scattered

Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

The Golden Compass

Philip Pullman

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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: No

Lyra is a feral child and I love her to pieces.

Girl Gone Viral

Arvin Ahmadi

2.0

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The dialogue in this book was next to unbearable. The main character, Opal, is difficult to like, and the side characters less so. None of them are very fleshed out and their character motivations are stale. The plot wants to have a grand mystery, but the reveal falls flat. There isn't a nice resolution at the end, and it instead opts in for the classic Barbie: The Princess and the Pauper ending. Glad to be done with this book.

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