alannahberkeley's reviews
53 reviews

After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh

dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical content, Death, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Vomit, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Grief, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Bullying, and Body shaming

Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

another banger from my fav

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Misogyny

Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh

emotional 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

5.0

wasnt expecting to love this as much as i did, it's really long but it went by so fast the story just keeps prpgressing and never gets boring. i loved the characters so much, this book was so entertaining amd fun to read. yeah it's long but literally just read it. also LOVED that it was set in Ireland.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Vomit, Child abuse, Violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, and Cursing

Moderate: Rape

Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Infidelity

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional relaxing 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

loved itttt definitely reading tjr’s other books

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Death, and Adult/minor relationship

November 9 by Colleen Hoover

3.0

Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

emotional lighthearted relaxing fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Eating disorder, and Homophobia

Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Self harm