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6 reviews

Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

So the second book made me cry too. It took me longer to read because it’s a larger book but it was so heartfelt.

After I read the scene where the father died I wanted to get up and hug my own dad and tell him how much I love him, sadly he wasn’t home but I’ll do it today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Deadnaming and Sexual content

It’s more like fade to black scenes but not really enough to put in minor, it’s moderate

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

I love this so much. It made me cry. There are some weird parts that I didn’t really enjoy but they were short and kinda necessary for the main character. It reminds me of the perks of being a wallflower. Both have similar vibes (like that numb sort of feeling) but are different. Ari is just a boy trying to figure out his life but he doesn’t really know how to talk, not even to himself until later. Dante is just a boy trying to figure out his life but he does know how to talk, and he talks a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Death and Lesbophobia

Make the Fireflies Dance by Rachel Bateman

emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The main character annoyed me a lot ( and that may just be a fault of mine ) but it really felt like she was trying to be different. Also the relationship in the end is totally toxic and you can’t tell me otherwise.

Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank W. Abagnale

adventurous emotional funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racism, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic friendship

Minor: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.75