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Als het spoor doodloopt by Elina Backman
Meh alles hing af van de ontknoping en het begin was heeeel traag. Ik haat ook liefdesdriehoeken.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
3.0
Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Not Your Valentine by Jackie Lau
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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? Yes
3.5
What I like about Jackie Lau's books is that she writes romcoms but includes serious topics in a wholesome way and of course the descriptions of deliscious food. This book is no different!
I love books with a female grump/male grump dynamic. The main character was very relatable. The conflict is a bit predictable but it's also only 125 pages.
I love books with a female grump/male grump dynamic. The main character was very relatable. The conflict is a bit predictable but it's also only 125 pages.
Have Pride: An inspirational history of the LGBTQ+ movement by Grace Stewart, Stella Caldwell
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
3.5
This book was short and readable. The information was good but it was really focused on UK/US queer history. The only non UK/US icons that were mentioned are from Western European countries. As well as a lot of the media examples such as books and movies. It was interesting to see a more complete picture of the history instead of what I had learned through media consumption. I also read more non fiction (for adults) about sexuality and queerness so there was not a lot of new information.
Cuffing Season by Monica McCallan
emotional
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? Yes
3.0
I like the winter and the small town. I think the romance was a lottle bit to slow burn for me.
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
PET by Akwaeke Emezi
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
The world, the idea, the main character were really cool concepts. But I don't like protaganists that are completely uninformed about the adventure they are about to have. For such a short book it was also really slow.
Pet spoon fed all of the information to them. It missed a layer of depth for me but that might just be the fact that it's YA.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Child abuse
Comfort and Joy by Karin Kallmaker
This had way more focus on religion and the American military than I like.
Under a Falling Star by Jae
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, and Death of parent