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889 reviews
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
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
5.0
The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
4.75
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Maurice by E.M. Forster
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
A couple of quotes from the Terminal Note that I felt were important:
"A happy ending was imperative. I shouldn't have bothered to write it otherwise. I was determined that in fiction anyway two men should fall in love and remain in it for the ever and ever that fiction allows...Happiness is it's keynote - which by the way has had an unexpected result: it made the book more difficult to publish... If it ended unhappily, with a lad dangling from a noose or with a suicide pact, all would be well...But the lovers get away unpunished and consequently recommend crime.''
''Since Maurice was written there has been a chance in the public attitude: the change from ignorance and terror to familiarity and contempt...(I) had supposed that knowledge would bring understanding. We had not realized that what the public loathes about homosexually is not the thing itself but having to think about it. Consequently... Police prosecutions will continue and Clive on the bench will continue to sentence Alec on the dock. Maurice may get off.''
"A happy ending was imperative. I shouldn't have bothered to write it otherwise. I was determined that in fiction anyway two men should fall in love and remain in it for the ever and ever that fiction allows...Happiness is it's keynote - which by the way has had an unexpected result: it made the book more difficult to publish... If it ended unhappily, with a lad dangling from a noose or with a suicide pact, all would be well...But the lovers get away unpunished and consequently recommend crime.''
''Since Maurice was written there has been a chance in the public attitude: the change from ignorance and terror to familiarity and contempt...(I) had supposed that knowledge would bring understanding. We had not realized that what the public loathes about homosexually is not the thing itself but having to think about it. Consequently... Police prosecutions will continue and Clive on the bench will continue to sentence Alec on the dock. Maurice may get off.''
Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
Bad Magic by Derek Landy
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
4.0
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
When Life Gives You Mangos by Kereen Getten
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
4.5