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37 reviews
Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
I need to reread this whole duology soon. For some reason, I don’t remember as much from this book, I remember the first one way better. I think I didn’t like this one as much as the first but I can’t remember why.
Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
One of the best romances I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. Romance aside, Elizabeth Lim’s writing never fails to move me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Grief, and War
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content
The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.0
This book almost made me go insane because of the pain I felt reading this. I can’t believe I read to the very end.
I wish I could get that time of my life back 😭
I wish I could get that time of my life back 😭
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
adventurous
slow-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
1.5
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual content
Minor: Sexual assault and Medical content
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
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
4.0
This book destroyed me (in the best way possible)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Suicide
Sniffer & Tinni: A True Tale of Amazing Animal Friendship by Berit Helberg, Torgeir Berge
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord
funny
lighthearted
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
4.5
This book was really good, it reminded me a lot of Junie B. Jones so it gave me a lot of nostalgia from my childhood but in my opinion, this was way better. This book made me laugh out loud a lot, and thinking about those scenes still makes me laugh.
I really wanted to give it 5 stars, but I don’t know anything about baseball so all the scenes of the book where baseball is involved went completely over my head except for the parts where the characters are clearly happy or sad over the game. I also wish the book was longer but for the age demographic it’s intended for, I completely understand why that’s not the case.
So on a more analytical level, I’d say it’d be an easy five star read for the intended audience (especially since the intended audience is supposed to understand baseball unlike me 🤣)
I really wanted to give it 5 stars, but I don’t know anything about baseball so all the scenes of the book where baseball is involved went completely over my head except for the parts where the characters are clearly happy or sad over the game. I also wish the book was longer but for the age demographic it’s intended for, I completely understand why that’s not the case.
So on a more analytical level, I’d say it’d be an easy five star read for the intended audience (especially since the intended audience is supposed to understand baseball unlike me 🤣)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying and Racism
Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection by F. Isabel Campoy, Alma Flor Ada
adventurous
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0