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I'm Not Here by GG
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It’s an interesting look in on the pain of the older sibling and the responsibilities they carry, or think that they must.
Moving - I think - but the ends falls a little flat. A little too open ended and I don’t think I quite understood the meaning or lesson of the story.
Moving - I think - but the ends falls a little flat. A little too open ended and I don’t think I quite understood the meaning or lesson of the story.
Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
It’s actually pretty fantastic and quiet a page turner. It’s sold on being scary with lots of horror elements but is closer to a investigation of cults then it is to a horror story. The funny part is that this is like a precursor to Midsommar, but the “horror” readers are supposed to feel comes from the power of women dominating men and men being the victims. It’s Midsommar except from the boyfriend’s perspective.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Medical content, Sexual content, Death, Infidelity, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide, and Rape
Bones & All by Camille DeAngelis
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Death
Moderate: Cannibalism and Murder
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This is one of the very few times where I’d say the movie was better than the book. Way better. All the tension the movie had the book has none of, the characters are somehow less interesting, and the movie ending is much more satisfying.
You can read it if you want, it’s not a “bad” book, but it’s not really a “good” book either.
You can read it if you want, it’s not a “bad” book, but it’s not really a “good” book either.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Bullying, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
Luster by Raven Leilani
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Now I understand what people mean when they feel seen by another human being. This woman is both the girl I hate and my best friend. A girl who probably hates me but I do anything I can to impress her.
Out of all the “unhinged” women I’ve read, Edie feels the most real; she’s layered and complex, a nice girl and sometimes horrible person, she’s lovable but that is hidden beneath her antagonistic flaws.
Who hasn’t found themselves in love with someone before they realize it wasn’t ever really love. Who hasn’t been struck by the reality of a person only after you’ve dug yourself six feet for them.
I can’t believe this was a debit novel. Very few books have moved me this much, and even fewer gripped me like this from beginning to end.
Out of all the “unhinged” women I’ve read, Edie feels the most real; she’s layered and complex, a nice girl and sometimes horrible person, she’s lovable but that is hidden beneath her antagonistic flaws.
Who hasn’t found themselves in love with someone before they realize it wasn’t ever really love. Who hasn’t been struck by the reality of a person only after you’ve dug yourself six feet for them.
I can’t believe this was a debit novel. Very few books have moved me this much, and even fewer gripped me like this from beginning to end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Medical content, Alcoholism, Blood, Dysphoria, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Medical trauma
Minor: Animal death, Racism, and Mental illness
Portraiture by Shearer West
informative
medium-paced
3.75
Very informative. Not spectacular. I had to read this for class and compared to other texts I’ve had to read it was easy to get through and understand
Lady Susan by Jane Austen
funny
lighthearted
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
4.5
An incredibly fun little romp of a book told in letters between Lady Susan, her family, and friends. It’s fantastic if you love gossip and have the need to feel like a more active participant from the outside looking in on other peoples lives.
No warnings except Lady Susan is a terrible mother but incredible woman who is the definition of ✨gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss✨
No warnings except Lady Susan is a terrible mother but incredible woman who is the definition of ✨gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss✨
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
An incredibly moving story about sisterhood and the things we do for family. Possibly hots a little too close to home if you’re the older sibling, and especially hard if you’re the older sister.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Grief
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by Hillel Levin, James Keene
dark
informative
fast-paced
4.0
I saw the trailer for the show coming out, but really I don’t know what drove me to pick up this book. It was actually incredibly interesting. Most notably, I’d say this is just one of many examples of how the justice system fails and how communities are better at policing. The book itself admits that the real dangers TV shoes tell us the police protect us from don’t happen in real life, “men who commit multiple homicides are not all that proficient at killing - the cops are just not very good at catching them.”
The competency of the FBI is a myth that they have curated through the media, and while this book may play to both sides for the sheer need to be published, it brings to light the failings of the FBI, the police, and the justice system.
The competency of the FBI is a myth that they have curated through the media, and while this book may play to both sides for the sheer need to be published, it brings to light the failings of the FBI, the police, and the justice system.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder
Moderate: Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Stalking
Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
A fun little romp but ultimately it doesn’t really add anything to the genre. A lot of the true horror aspects were left to the sidelines, either because Swartz wanted it to be a YA book or whether she focused more on the love story, either way I would have loved to follow the true class warfare aspects that got sidelined. There was some true horror stuff happening that Swartz didn’t go in to
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Body horror, Medical content, and Medical trauma