rachaelsfantasyland's Reviews (245)

Fat Chance, Charlie Vega

Crystal Maldonado

4.75

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

House of Sky and Breath

Sarah J. Maas

2.0

It was bad. Hated the ending. At least there were well-written lesbians though

The Love Hypothesis

Ali Hazelwood

4.0

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Crown of Oblivion

Julie Eshbaugh

3.5

adventurous tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Crier's War

Nina Varela

4.5

adventurous inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I think that this is a very good queer YA fantasy novel. I am used to reading high fantasy/adult fantasy so my expectations might have been too high, but I loved these characters so much and the plot was pleasantly unpredictable.

Cemetery Boys

Aiden Thomas

5.0

emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This story perfectly captures what it’s like to be a young queer woman. The yearning, the fear, and the curiosity from the process of self-discovery are so well captured that I felt myself reliving my experiences in middle and high school. As a white woman, I cannot speak to the accuracy of the experience of Asian-American sapphics, especially in the 1950s, but it was clear just how much research the author had done in the Author’s Notes. Please read this book cover to cover; it’s just that good.