amelianotthepilot's reviews
739 reviews

Summer by Ali Smith

Go to review page

slow-paced

2.5

the quartet ending with summer is interesting. Years normally start with winter and end with winter but the choice of beginning of fall and ending with summer, the school calendar year, makes more sense to me. summers are slow, steady, heavy, sweltering- and i feel like that is most like later life. and fall is full or change and  unrestfullness, shedding skin- like the beginning of life

i didn’t really like this book though. i liked that it tied together some previous characters. but it overall didn’t feel like summer to me and only had a few pages of summer themed prose.

overall not a big fan of this quartet, i don’t understand the hype
Expand filter menu Content Warnings
Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens

Go to review page

adventurous funny medium-paced

3.5

cute queer adventure love story of a Rook, a non magical orphan who makes up for his lack of magic with technical genius and just wants to belong, and Sun, a uniquely magical rival. They both apprentice for powerful wizards in their city and end up rivals to lovers as they go on jobs together and go against the tyrannical magical government system.
Pageboy by Elliot Page

Go to review page

informative inspiring reflective sad tense

3.5

elliot page’s life experiences from growing up queer in the film industry and coming out to realizing he’s trans.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings
Crimson Rivers by bizarrestars

Go to review page

dark emotional tense slow-paced

For non-book records, review text and ratings are hidden. Only mood, pace, and content warnings are visible.

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Go to review page

medium-paced

4.0

cute little YA romance of the son of the US president with the prince of England.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings
Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore

Go to review page

emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

refreshingly contemporary and political 1800s romance novel set in the uk between a dark broody handsome new money bastard scotsman and a privileged rich art student middle daughter 

surprising ending

has a bunch of spelling mistakes tho
Expand filter menu Content Warnings
Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery

Go to review page

slow-paced

3.0

not much plot in this one, pretty boring
needs more gilbert
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Go to review page

lighthearted slow-paced

3.0

cute d&d coffee shop fantasy book. thought there would be more romance. pretty slow story not much happens. but found family and cute simple obvious plot
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton

Go to review page

slow-paced

3.0

an okay written memoir with stories from his harry potter days with background setup on his childhood and his after potter experience. It’s evident Potter has so fully permeated his entire life for better or worse
Expand filter menu Content Warnings
Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

Go to review page

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

really cute and informative comic about gender and sexuality and being genderqueer/non-binary

a great resource