amandas_bookshelf's Reviews (882)

The Giver

Lois Lowry

5.0

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Murder

Dawn's Wicked Stepsister

Ann M. Martin

3.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A Different Kind of Power

Jacinda Ardern

5.0

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Pandemic/Epidemic

Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers

Caroline Fraser

DID NOT FINISH: 49%

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Stacey's Mistake

Ann M. Martin

3.0

adventurous lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era

Laurence Leamer

4.0

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Police brutality, Murder, Classism

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Slavery, Fire/Fire injury

Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn

Ann M. Martin

3.5

emotional funny reflective 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

Little Bosses Everywhere

Bridget Read

4.0

informative medium-paced

Audre and Bash Are Just Friends

Tia Williams

4.25

emotional funny reflective 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Medical trauma, Outing, Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Pregnancy