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58 reviews
Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
Too much of an obsession with weight loss and internalized fatphobia.
As the Wicked Watch by Tamron Hall
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Racism
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book is an interesting study of a close relationship between siblings breaking down and coming back together — and luckily we get to see both of their perspectives in this!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault and Outing
Immortality by Dana Schwartz
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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? Yes
5.0
This book is heart wrenchingly beautiful. This book is so many ugly truths that we do not want to face. This book is brilliant.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Drug abuse and Alcoholism
The Book of Living Secrets by Madeleine Roux
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin
funny
mysterious
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? No
3.0
I WISH this book was better. I had such high hopes for this book, the concept was electric to me and I feel like instead of delivering on the concept I was given half the concept and half a fantasy. I think if the concept of social hierarchy and the fantasy aspects were separated from each other into two separate books about the same thing, they could be great, but together, it fell so flat.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Body horror
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
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
5.0
If I could go back in time and reread any book without having ever read it: it would be this one. This book is so heartbreakingly and beautifully human. I love that this book delves into the complexities of death and the afterlife and grief and loss and does it in such a magical way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Suicide, Child death, Death, and Animal death
Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
2.75
I LOVE Hamilton. Eliza Schuyler is truly my idol. Because of that, because I know who Eliza was and who Alexander was, this book was so difficult for me to read. I know it’s historical fiction but it just veered SO FAR from the real history that is well known that is became unrealistic.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcohol and Sexual assault