abbyjb's reviews
22 reviews

Booth by Karen Joy Fowler

dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

dark emotional slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Cancer, Alcoholism, Grief, and Child death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Self harm, Homophobia, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, and Vomit

Kismet: A Thriller by Amina Akhtar

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Felt a little slow and repetitive in the middle but it tied itself up well in the end. Nothing crazy unpredictable but still was an interesting read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Racism, Physical abuse, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death and Cursing

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Car accident, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion, Sexual harassment, and Cancer

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Memorial by Bryan Washington

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Honestly what a great read! The story is told in two different perspectives: Mike and Benson. The time Mike spends in Osaka away from Benson changes him and his perspective about his father. Benson gets to live without Mike but with Mike's mother, and gets to learn about himself and becomes more honest with his feelings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Body shaming

Ark by Veronica Roth

adventurous hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Suicide