unsavouryscallop's reviews
104 reviews

Bunt!: Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

genuinely, gay love can get u a full ride scholarship to art school, which u then decide to drop out of bc art school is a scam

Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? N/A

4.5

just a really solid collection of stories that really make you think about the black identity in fantastical and dystopian ways
unforgettable

Outlawed by Anna North

adventurous sad 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? No

3.5

some of the best gender neutral pronouns workarounds ive ever seen

i mean yeah lesbian cowboys
i enjoy when characters are flawed

The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

it was a fun read

technically our book club book but idk if anyone else has read it yet

edith twyford idealization did feel a little reminiscent of jkr apologism.........?

but i read it really quickly because i was curious so it was fun

A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

adventurous medium-paced

3.75

i do truly think I enjoyed the ending the best. love when endings are long and wrap things up

might try another schwab 

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

4.0

theres misogyny in that wallpaper

dang very interesting
kind of want to find some essays to read about it but i am sooo sleepy

A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

adventurous

3.75

better than the first 
like I thought, im more attached to the characters now

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

it was fun
hopefully ill get more attached to the characters with the next two books
seems like pretty standard ya fantasy

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

hmm
i think some of these stories will suck in my brain for a long time

Displacement by Kiku Hughes

informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

really beautifully illustrated and very well written, extremely informative and makes me think about my own family history