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39 reviews
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
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
4.25
Credence by Penelope Douglas
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
From a feminist perspective, this book was awful. From a horny perspective, it was pretty good. It was so shocking, entertainingly absurd, and wholly erotic that I couldn't put it down even in spite of the cringey fanfic writing style and annoying "I'm not like other girls" trope. While reading this, the thoughts that most frequently crossed my mind were "oh my god, what the fuck is happening??" and "oh my god, I did not expect that to be hot!!" The best way to describe this book is that it's so bad, it's actually kinda good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Suicide
Minor: Incest
The Traitor Queen by Danielle L. Jensen
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-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? Yes
3.5
The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
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
3.5
Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
There was lots to pick apart. Everyone was miserable. Men were catalysts in their own lives while women just experienced the repercussions of men's decisions.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion, Domestic abuse, and Suicide
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Nora Seed offers hope and compassion for people who wonder too much about life and regret. The book was full of philosophy without coming off as pretentious (a miraculous feat) and embued with little details for a reader to tear apart. I enjoyed this story and all the others within.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Alcoholism
Minor: Death of parent, Death, and Animal death
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
I think this book was just ok. The setting was whimsical and fun, but there was a constant back and forth whiplash of truth and lies. It was written in a frustrating way, where the author was guiding the reader to have certain speculations, then falsifying them, and then seeding doubt about said falsifications. It definitely wasn't predictable, but almost nauseatingly so. I also thought the relationship between Scarlette and Julian was underdeveloped. A week is not enough time to decide you're in love with someone, especially when it didn't seem like there was much to connect them, other than some inexplicable draw to each other. I probably would have liked this more if I was younger, in the 13-16 age range.
Gleam by Raven Kennedy
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
3.75
Best book in the series so far, I loved seeing Auren's character development. I wasn't a fan of the queen's POV, she was just an irredeemable character whose perspective felt mostly unnecessary. Ended on a bit of a cliffhanger, but I'm excited to see where the plot goes!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Death
Minor: Trafficking