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35 reviews

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

2.0

Messenger by Lois Lowry

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

Nothing will beat “the giver” but I absolutely love the 3rd in the quartet. although this is widely considered to be a children’s book, I urge adults to read the entire series and ponder its themes. leaves me emotional and thinking for days after reading. 

Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.25

The Giver by Lois Lowry

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

my all time favorite book 

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

dark inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

• 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? It's complicated

0.25

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Did not finish book. Stopped at 41%.

big apologizes to everyone that likes this book, but it was so boring, predictable, cheugy, and derived of a good plot. I had high hopes but I am upset 

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

4.0

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

4.0