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27 reviews

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

challenging emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

adventurous funny mysterious 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

2.5

This was highly enjoyable for the first half of the book while the second felt like I was reading a first draft.

I was highly disappointed by the sudden love interest between Emily and Wendell. Also the whole fairy king plot just came out of nowhere for me. I just wanted more of Emily studying fairies. The fact that she can charm and twist her words to suit the fairies but not people made no sense. There were just a couple of elements in here I wasn’t a fan of.  

Public Library and Other Stories by Ali Smith

fast-paced

4.0

A Flat Place: A Memoir by Noreen Masud

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Alcohol, Rape, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Domestic abuse, Outing, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Addiction, Cursing, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Police brutality, Infertility, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Racial slurs, Classism, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter

dark emotional sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 by Marissa Meyer

2.0

Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

4.5

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0