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56 reviews

Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home by Jessa Hastings

emotional funny 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

3.5

Daisy Haites by Jessa Hastings

3.75

love this storyline more than the first. footnotes were so annoying to read on the kindle i skipped almost all of them. will continue reading the series though 

Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings

emotional lighthearted sad 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

4.0

Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

hated reading this, it was a force to get through most chapters. they were so violent and disturbing that some things written made me feel that the author just needed an excuse to get them on paper. i thought the American Psycho book review by Ryan on Muse with Me Blog was a great reflection on the plot 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Rape, Misogyny, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Racism, Physical abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Violence, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

The Maid by Nita Prose

1.0

The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

challenging emotional funny informative 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

4.75

Really loved this writing and story, so informative of the time and location while telling a touching and heartbreaking yet heartwarming story

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

funny sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0