The Quirky Spine

Read

✅ – read it!

🚫 – did not finish

Format

📱 – ebook (usually on Kindle)

🔈 – audiobook

📖 – IRL book

Vibes (overall mood/feel)

🕯️ – Dark & moody

🫖 – Cozy & charming

🔥 – Intense & dramatic

🌪️ – Chaotic & wild

✨ – Whimsical & magical

💀 – Creepy & atmospheric

🎀 – Sweet & light

📦 – Mysterious & boxed-in

🧠 – Smart & twisty

🧸 – Soft & emotional

Plot (structure, pacing, twists)

🧩 – Puzzle-like & layered

🚂 – Fast-paced & propulsive

🪤 – Tricky & trap-laden

🎢 – Full of ups and downs

⏳ – Slow burn

🧨 – Starts quiet, explodes later

🔁 – Loopy/confusing

📈 – Build-up that pays off

💫 – Meandering but magical

🕵️ – Classic mystery format

Ending (how I felt at the end)

🎯 – Nailed it

🤐 – Can’t talk about it

🤷 – Underwhelming

🪦 – Emotionally destroyed

🔄 – Rethinking the whole book

🫨 – Shook

🎁 – Wrapped up nicely

🧳 – Open-ended, wandering

🔚 – Too abrupt

🧼 – Tied up a little too neatly

Reaction (my personal reaction)

🤯 – Mind blown

👀 – Couldn’t look away

😬 – Uncomfy (in a good way?)

😂 – Actually laughed out loud

🥲 – Tears were shed

😍 – Major book crush

😵‍💫 – What just happened

😐 – Meh

🙌 – Chef’s kiss

🧃 – Surprisingly refreshing