amandas_bookshelf's Reviews (888)

Ladykiller

Katherine Wood

2.5

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness

Minor: Animal death

The Betrayal of Anne Frank

Rosemary Sullivan

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Hate crime, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, Deportation

Minor: Sexual assault

The Night Counter

Alia Yunis

4.25

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Colonisation

Anywhere You Run

Wanda M. Morris

3.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity, Abortion

The Bitter Truth

Shanora Williams

3.75

dark mysterious fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol

It

Stephen King

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Infidelity, Antisemitism

Minor: Infertility

The Wishing Game

Meg Shaffer

3.25

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment

Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Pregnancy

Dear Rachel Maddow

Adrienne Kisner

DID NOT FINISH: 8%

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Switched to the ebook edition (I had a hard time.following the format on audio)

Nightwatching

Tracy Sierra

3.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

Swift River

Essie Chambers

5.0

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism