thattheatrekid's reviews
116 reviews

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.

Want to finish but had too much going on

Why Not Women?: A Fresh Look at Scripture on Women in Missions, Ministry, and Leadership by Loren Cunningham, David Joel Hamilton

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

I loved this book as someone who has always grappled with women’s oppression and roles in yhthe church. I could not just accept that God arbitrarily silenced all women from sharing gospel teachings with men. The church has gone too far here with legalism. I loved the compassionate and theologically sound history and context of the “controversial passages.” I will say a few of the arguments weren’t the most supported but they weren’t the main ones. HIGHLY recommend this to Christians, whether they agree or not, but especially women who feel led to teach or are struggling with this issue like I did. 

Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Did not finish book. Stopped at 83%.

Fun in the beginning, then was WAY too 🌶️. Not what I needed in a book and also I’m now in another reading slump lol

Worlds Collide by Chris Colfer

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

Do I love this series? Absolutely. But this one just lacked the charm and magic that the earlier books had. It was great but I just miss having more of the fairy tale world. 
- Alex could have been more active and featured
Same with Arthur 
- SO MANY PLOT HOLES
- too easy ending 
- not enough Conner/Bree romance (it was them kinda liking each other and skipped straight to them being married)

An Author's Odyssey by Brandon Dorman, Chris Colfer

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.75

Love this one! It’s probably my second favorite. The amount of creativity in this gets me inspired every time 

The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms by Chris Colfer

adventurous dark inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

- loved all the worlds
- had less of a plot and more of a setup
- Alex seemed out of character 

Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.75

I loved this. Might give it 5 stars. This was SO CUTE!! DnD? Theatre? Fluffy teen romance? Fake dating trope? COUNT ME IN. I’m grinning ear to ear like an idiot and I want to read it again. 

A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I loved this one! The European travel wasn’t too realistic and I feel like the climax went too fast with a fast end, but overall great. Can’t wait to revisit the next one

The Enchantress Returns by Brandon Dorman, Chris Colfer

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This was every bit as magical as the first time I read it years ago. And I still cried at the end. Sure, some lines are a bit childish in writing, but it’s a children’s book. Forever enamored by this series 

Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

2.75

Entertaining but no real substance. The feminist messaging couldn’t be more in your face and the concept of what feminism even is was all wrong. And Len was unlikeable as a love interest…he had no personality or interesting traits

Man I gotta stop consuming these kinds of books but they’re just so much more digestible lately