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The Jinn Daughter by Rania Hanna

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing sad 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? Yes

5.0

Refreshing and creative, overflown with emotion and vivid imagery, The Jinn Daughter is a novel that aims high just to deliver as much and then some. Rania Hanna has brilliantly started her writing career, also during a time when the Middle East has garnered a lot of attention. I highly recommend this book if you want a different kind of fantasy while exploring the meaning of death in human life.

Full review: https://tintanocturna.blogspot.com/2024/04/resena-review-jinn-daughter.html

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Plurielle(s) by Aveline Stokart, Kid Toussaint

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

4.0

While it was a very simple story, it includes complex and deep topics such as identity, being a teenager, mental health, a different family structure, and even suicide. It is family friendly, however, for the way it works with them. Although it's not possible to explore them in depth, it does present a reality that many have experienced (ahem, me?)
Full review: https://tintanocturna.blogspot.com/2024/03/comic-elles-serie.html
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

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dark emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced

0.0

The first few pages were amazing, but then it was so simplistic and devoid of emotion I finished it expecting it to get better. Spoiler alert:
it didn't
All You Want, Whenever You Want by Omayu

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

4.0

A cute, wholesome romance that explores a taboo relationship and how daily life can complicate things more than it should. It doesn't have the best beginning, but it catches up real quick.
Liberty Walks Naked: Poems by Maram Al-Masri

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

 
Raw but beautiful. More books like this are needed in the world.

Crudo pero hermoso. Hacen falta más libros como este en el mundo.

 
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Teenage Dirtbags by James Acker

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing 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

5.0

I'm a sucker for all things mental health related, even more when it's during adolescence. I love it when an author gives a truthful, real image of what it is like to be a teenager with issues. I was expecting something good with this book, but I found absolute perfection.

Full review to be published on February 14:  https://tintanocturna.blogspot.com/2024/02/resena-review-teenage-dirtbags.html
Skater Boy by Anthony Nerada

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

 I saw one of the author's reels on Instagram and I was curious to know what this story was about. When I read the synopsis, I knew I had to read it. It was an emotional, mental, spiritual need, and everything in between. And boy did it live up to expectations. It is a light but solid, strong, and emotionally intense narrative. It left me speechless!

Full review to be published on February 12: https://tintanocturna.blogspot.com/2024/02/resena-review-skater-boy.html 
Skater Boy by Anthony Nerada

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

 I saw one of the author's reels on Instagram and I was curious to know what this story was about. When I read the synopsis, I knew I had to read it. It was an emotional, mental, spiritual need, and everything in between. And boy did it live up to expectations. It is a light but solid, strong, and emotionally intense narrative. It left me speechless!

Full review to be published on February 12: https://tintanocturna.blogspot.com/2024/02/resena-review-skater-boy.html 
Out of Left Field by Jonah Newman

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The synopsis caught my attention because it sounded innocent, one of those that remind you what it is like to be a teenager. To some extent it also has that 90s feel. However, it was an honest story above all, realistic, without trying to give a perfect or idealized image of what it is like to grow up as the creator did.

Full review to be published on February 9th: https://tintanocturna.blogspot.com/2024/02/comic-out-of-left-field.html
Samson & Domingo by Gume Laurel III

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

This time I decided to totally get out of my comfort zone to try something more different. This verse novel seemed like the right choice, and boy was it! It was a fairly light, simple read, easy to enjoy, and it made the time fly by. I admit that the beginning was not what I expected, but I was already immersed in reading after a few pages.

Full review to be published on February 7: https://tintanocturna.blogspot.com/2024/02/resena-review-samson-domingo.html