shysheepys's Reviews (88)

A Song For You And I

K. O'Neill

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry

Ransom Riggs

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Love this as an alternative to Harry Potter, especially for the older crowd!

Danger and Other Unknown Risks

Ryan North

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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

Before the Devil Knows You're Here

Autumn Krause

2.0

adventurous emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Old Wounds

Logan-Ashley Kisner

3.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

I wanted to love this, but the flat villians and deep-rooted feelings of hate for trans women made this a bit of a hard read to enjoy. It fed into a lot of stereotypes of different kinds, from the hillbillys with secret murder cabins to the trans masc character being secretly jealous of the trans fem, I found some of these pieces a bit hard to overlook to enjoy the book. Hoping this author steers away from harmful tropes a bit in their upcoming books.