austrosel's reviews
17 reviews

What We Talk about When We Talk about Love by Raymond Carver

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No

4.0

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Animal death, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Death, and Grief

Cackle by Rachel Harrison

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0