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Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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? No
5.0
Chapter 21: I knew I had to buy this book.
The way I feel about this book is the way I felt about The Bell Jar when I read it when I was younger. Now I’m older and I have Ripe to describe how i feel
The way I feel about this book is the way I felt about The Bell Jar when I read it when I was younger. Now I’m older and I have Ripe to describe how i feel
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infertility, and Racism
VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I would probably like it more if I read it physically. It is a solid story with different strong characters and one that I thought was well written, exploring different important themes.
Love in Winter Wonderland by Abiola Bello
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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? No
4.0
Wayward, Volume 2: Ties That Bind by Jim Zub
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? No
5.0
This Time It's Real by Ann Liang
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Truly what I was looking for in this book. I enjoyed the dynamic between the 2 main characters and the fact that there are so many kind of fairies of different cultures and rituals and all that.. I think this will become a comfort read
This Place Is Still Beautiful by XiXi Tian
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
5.0
Beautiful and emotional. A must read imo
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
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? No
3.5
Although the characters and story are interesting enough for me to continue with the serious, I felt it was a bit confusing.
In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
As much as I loved this and it made me laugh out loud and it made me feel like I was being hugged, there is one thing that bothers me (and it could be considered a spoiler): usually in the media asexuality is associated with robots and stuff like that. So having an asexual character was great! But having him falling in love with a robot bothered me. I think it would be better not to have a romance than to represent an asexual being in love with, basically, a being with no gender as if that is the option that asexual people have. I know that the book is not “be all” but it still bothers me