Reviews

Babylove by I.S. Belle

moriarty94's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Sweet and spooky teen romance

This was such a fun read! And very quick. I had to keep reminding myself it's set in 2003, so it makes sense that more people smoke cigarettes haha. 

The book is pretty short and moves quickly. I'd like to hear more about the characters' backstory (which I'm hoping comes in the next books), because we don't get much context here. On to the next book in the series!

Who doesn't love a goth-cheerleader romance? 

hallieelizabeth's review against another edition

3.5

cute but not the most well-written 

blue_wishes_you_all_the_best's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

tofugal's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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 advertised as “Perfect for people who wanted The Craft to be sapphic” (um, yes please!), but I think it’s better described as a sapphic spin on Pet Sematary. Frankie and Ivy were both lovable and well rounded. I’m a sucker for goth gal/cheerleader pairings and immediately rooted for them to become a couple. The world building was fun and creepy. Definitely a great Halloween read! My only tiny nitpick is that there were a few short shifts from Frankie’s POV to omnipotent POV that weren’t necessary, and I think the story would have been stronger without them. Content Warning for animal death, but if you’re picking up a book with a zombie cat, you probably suspected as much.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

The zombie cat kills the neighbor's dog. Later on, the zombie cat is shot and killed.

lemontartpages's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

1.5

literary_hoe's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

kenzifer_15's review against another edition

dark lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

walrus420's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

yayacake's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

sfmcqueen's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-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

an adorable novella. 
a lot happens in such a short time without feeling like information is being stuffed down your throat. 
a very cozy queer zombie story.