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adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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? Yes
4.75
Thank you to the 2025 StoryGraph Onboarding Challenge for bringing Boy Swallows Universe into my awareness for which I listened to the audiobook.
The prompt was:
Read a book published between 2010-2020 that fits your reader profile but excludes your most-read genre.
I had to exclude my top genre, Young Adult and include all aspects of my reader profile:
.Mainly reads fiction books that are emotional, adventurous, and dark.
.Typically chooses medium-paced books that are 300-499 pages long.
I feel like my reader profile works to mention here since this book fit perfectly! I loved it.
Initially I had a difficult time following the book as I was not sure who was who or the settings but that became much easier and the characters were all really well written.
The prompt was:
Read a book published between 2010-2020 that fits your reader profile but excludes your most-read genre.
I had to exclude my top genre, Young Adult and include all aspects of my reader profile:
.Mainly reads fiction books that are emotional, adventurous, and dark.
.Typically chooses medium-paced books that are 300-499 pages long.
I feel like my reader profile works to mention here since this book fit perfectly! I loved it.
Initially I had a difficult time following the book as I was not sure who was who or the settings but that became much easier and the characters were all really well written.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Racism, Xenophobia, Dementia, and War