Small Book Reviews

Like Bridget Jones’s Diary without any of the endearing character traits. Also, it had some casual racial slurs. I like other books by this author, but this book did not stick with me.

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Very dramatic and a tad gruesome. A romance in two ways, both the lovey-dovey way and also in the romantic literature way. Written like a good adult book but meant for teens. Very satisfying.

The main character is a non-white teen girl with OCD, and the story is not about her mental illness! It's a mystery with lots of twists and turns, and the ending made me want to throw the book at a wall. Very well done.

The main character shows the effects of bipolar disorder in a real and accurate way. It throws intersex people under the bus at one point, and the pacing is weird, but the happy ending makes for a pretty solid book.

The book itself was well written and had an interesting premise. However, it had an autistic character solely for the purpose of throwing the "r*****" under the bus to further the plot. Gross.

This book is a gushy teen romance between two boys. It has a couple of lines that throw lesbian and bi women under the bus, and it doesn't quite pass the Bechdel test, but it was still an enjoyable read.

It was a solid book about overcoming challenges and learning about love, but it pulled the love-cures-everything card on a neurological disorder, which ticked me off.

Based on a Russian folk tale, it's a book about a girl that gets herself into a magical pickle. The main conflict of the book is the main character's fault, which I tend to dislike, but it's well written with a good lesson about love and family.

Two girl teens end up in a romance. The characters don't feel very deep, and it's hard to get excited for characters you can't connect to. Some coarse language.

Just as funny as the first book but with lots more social goofs. It gave me second hand anxiety!

The book is about a transgender teenage girl going through the coming out process. The writing is okay, but the main character flippantly talks about suicide as a viable option when the trans community is one that has an incredibly high rate of suicide.

Finally, a horror book where the horror is the institutional abuse of mentally ill people instead of the schizophrenic teens themselves. Lots of swearing. Written like an adult book.

An intense and graphic book about the realities of suicidal ideation, eating disorders, and recovery. Very triggering, but very well written.

About a teen girl completing a list of things to do written by her missing best friend. A really good example of a codependent friendship. It was refreshing to see the main character come into her own.

Boring in a way that you don't want to put down. A slice of life book about two girls who have separate but similar struggles.