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Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Minor: Eating disorder and Self harm
Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman
hopeful
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
Drop Dead by Lily Chu
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Anxious Generation: How The Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
A Love Like the Sun by Riss M. Neilson
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Voyage of the Damned by Frances White
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
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
4.0
This book was unlike anything I've read recently for a number of reasons. It has a unique world of provinces built upon a power distribution myth, and each province has a Blessed dux, who receives a unique magical blessing from the goddess, which will eventually be passed onto their heir. This magic system plays into the main plot of the book in dramatic ways and kept the story moving.
The political system was interesting, while not overly complex, utilizing the basic class stratification and exploitation we often see in societies of extreme poor, working class, and elites.
The main character, Dee, is an enjoyable lead as the unlikely hero in the story. His unadulterated belief in finding the good and taking care of others makes him a loveable, albeit sometimes chaotic, narrator.
This book doesn't shy away from morally gray situations, to the point that I almost thought there was a plot hole, but the story ties together beautifully, if not a bit uncomfortably, at the end. It will leave you evaluating what should or should not be in the name of the greater good.
The author's representation of typically underrepresented is on point in this book! There is fantastic diversity that is authentic and natural, and something like disability or sexual preference is part of the characters, but does not become the characters' entire identities.
The political system was interesting, while not overly complex, utilizing the basic class stratification and exploitation we often see in societies of extreme poor, working class, and elites.
The main character, Dee, is an enjoyable lead as the unlikely hero in the story. His unadulterated belief in finding the good and taking care of others makes him a loveable, albeit sometimes chaotic, narrator.
This book doesn't shy away from morally gray situations, to the point that I almost thought there was a plot hole, but the story ties together beautifully, if not a bit uncomfortably, at the end. It will leave you evaluating what should or should not be in the name of the greater good.
The author's representation of typically underrepresented is on point in this book! There is fantastic diversity that is authentic and natural, and something like disability or sexual preference is part of the characters, but does not become the characters' entire identities.
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
4.5