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challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy
RELIGION
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity
Astrology, profanity, divorce, food descriptions, lots of drinking, lots of Harry Potter references,
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, Grief
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Racial slurs
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Stalking
Minor: Infidelity, Death of parent
PTSD, anxiety,
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was ok, but could have been better. It felt very " I'm not like other nerds" lol! I wish this book had focused more on the nerdy side of Sonny, more DND, more nerding out, more of that geek culture. Sonny is presented as an underdog, but nerd culture has changed a lot in the past 15-20 years. Nerds are no longer the subculture, it's celebrated! I liked Sonny and his family. I wanted more about his relationship with his brother.
Yoon uses the phrase "I threw my eyes" or some variation a LOT. It's not a big deal, just a writing pet peeve of mine.
CW: Family estrangement, sexual humor, gross-out humor, bullying, lying, teen drinking.
Yoon uses the phrase "I threw my eyes" or some variation a LOT. It's not a big deal, just a writing pet peeve of mine.
CW: Family estrangement, sexual humor, gross-out humor, bullying, lying, teen drinking.
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I don’t know what I was expecting when I went into this book, but it wasn’t this.
The omniscient 3rd person POV took a while to get used to, but then I was hooked. Late eighties +The Crucible + teen screwball comedy= gold.
This book is hilarious and weird, and oddly educational. Field hockey isn’t really a thing, where I live, so this book was like a crash course in the sport. I loved how inanimate objects became characters, “The Claw,” “La Splotche” and “Emilio.”
All around, solid sports/witchy comedy.
If you listen to the audiobook, like I did, however, the quality isn’t great. The narrator often sounded like she was chewing gum.
The omniscient 3rd person POV took a while to get used to, but then I was hooked. Late eighties +The Crucible + teen screwball comedy= gold.
This book is hilarious and weird, and oddly educational. Field hockey isn’t really a thing, where I live, so this book was like a crash course in the sport. I loved how inanimate objects became characters, “The Claw,” “La Splotche” and “Emilio.”
All around, solid sports/witchy comedy.
If you listen to the audiobook, like I did, however, the quality isn’t great. The narrator often sounded like she was chewing gum.
Content Warnings
I don’t know what I was expecting when I went into this book, but it wasn’t this.
The omniscient 3rd person POV took a while to get used to, but then I was hooked. Late eighties +The Crucible + teen screwball comedy= gold.
This book is hilarious and weird, and oddly educational. Field hockey isn’t really a thing, where I live, so this book was like a crash course in the sport. I loved how inanimate objects became characters, “The Claw,” “La Splotche” and “Emilio.”
All around, solid sports/witchy comedy.
If you listen to the audiobook, like I did, however, the quality isn’t great. The narrator often sounded like she was chewing gum.
CW: drugs, homophobia, religious theme, witchcraft, vomit, stalking, menstruation, racism, use of slurs, bigotry, teen smoking and drinking, sexual content, fat phobia/ diet culture, AIDS mention, masturbation, ouija board, teacher/student relationship, infidelity, divorce, teen pregnancy, sexual harassment and assault
I found the characters unbelievable and the language incredibly repetitive
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is really about the pain of outgrowing friends. I really didn't like how the narration broke the 4th wall- what was the point of speaking directly to the reader?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Infidelity, Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Infertility
PTSD, humiliation, war,
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Violence, Religious bigotry
Minor: Suicide
Disturbing images, monsters, prejudice, "See something say something"
There is something about the way the magical youth are homed that reminds me of (indigenous) residential schools.
I found the fatphobia extremely upsetting and ruined the overall mood of this book for me.