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191 reviews

This book was a really compelling look into the mind of a (I think) depressed teenager and her struggle through high school. It felt relatable and melancholy in a very specific way. A tough read if you can see yourself in the narrator, but a great character study I think.

Everything I Need I Get from You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It by Kaitlyn Tiffany

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medium-paced

2.5

This book was really disappointing to me!! It was almost entirely about One Direction and provided hardly any actual research on the topic of fandom, or even teenage girl fandom, which I thought the book was going to be about. I agree with what other reviewers have said, that the title and blurb is misleading and feels like a lie honestly. I think this book would've worked better as a One Direction Stan memoir or a case study. But it felt really uninformed on fandom studies and the actual way fans shaped the internet. It's mostly an archive of the 1D fandom and I think that's great and should exist, it's just not what I thought I was signing up to read.

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

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adventurous emotional funny 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

3.5

Not my fave Alice Oseman, but this was a fun read and had more drama than usual I thought! I'm not convinced the character development was as well rounded as I would've liked but overall an interesting premise and enjoyable read

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.5

I thought this book was sweet and the smut was pretty solid but it sort of lagged overall. It felt like nothing much happened for the first 3/4s of the book, but in the end I found myself liking it. Not sure it's worth all the hype, and I think McQuiston's other work is better, but it was still fun!

Better Than Fiction by Alexa Martin

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lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.75

Such a cool premise, sad it didn't come to fruition. The characters were all flat and there was no romantic chemistry. The characters, especially Jasper, felt like cardboard cutouts walking around doing what people in romance books are supposed to do because they're supposed to do it. That plus the painfully millennial writing led me to skim most of this book just to be done

John Proctor Is the Villain by Kimberly Belflower

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emotional funny hopeful sad 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

5.0

This is a perfect play. It is smart and clever without being overbearing but not allowing you to miss the point. It's a prime example of teenage girl rage onstage and it is exactly what modern theatre needs.

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In the Blood by Suzan-Lori Parks

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challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

A really graphic and poetic way of looking at poverty in America, especially women's poverty. Difficult to read at times, but in a way that's brutally honest

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ali1311's reviews 191 reviews

ali1311's reviews
191 reviews