queerbagel's Reviews (148)

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

4.75
dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

3.5
challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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Icarus by K. Ancrum

Icarus

K. Ancrum

4.75
challenging dark 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: Complicated
Save You by Mona Kasten

Save You

Mona Kasten

4.5
emotional funny hopeful tense 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
Save Me by Mona Kasten

Save Me

Mona Kasten

4.5
emotional inspiring 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
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

5.0
dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Leben des Galilei by Bertolt Brecht, Dieter Wöhrle

Leben des Galilei

Bertolt Brecht, Dieter Wöhrle

3.0
challenging dark funny slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens

Spell Bound

F.T. Lukens

3.75
funny hopeful lighthearted 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
The Old Guard, Book Two: Force Multiplied by Greg Rucka

The Old Guard, Book Two: Force Multiplied

Greg Rucka

3.0
challenging dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
It’s pretty good, but the art style is horrendous in my opinion.
The Old Guard, Book One: Opening Fire by Greg Rucka

The Old Guard, Book One: Opening Fire

Greg Rucka

4.5
adventurous dark fast-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
Amazing book, especially love Nicky and Joe, but I can’t get past the fact that the art style is sooo ugly…
The movie is better in my opinion and it fixes a few problematic things from the graphic novel.