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149 reviews

Sealed by Naomi Booth

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

pretty much a 5 star the whole way through until the last page or two!

it felt like alice just randomly switched up at the very end out of nowhere! like i know mothers get like biologically devoted to their children but moments before that she didn’t seem to fuck with her kid at all so it felt very unearned to me

otherwise i loved the writing. the concept of the illness was unsettling af and very original! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, and Blood

The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut

challenging dark funny

5.0

The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

liked the concept even if it’s not the most original. i read it in one sitting because it’s super easy to get invested in and impossible to put down. all of the characters fell quite flat but i still found myself empathizing with them and caring about their stories. the writing was quite basic but not so bad that it got in the way or distracted me from the story. i just wish there had been more of every aspect because it had such potential. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

The Possession of Natalie Glasgow by Hailey Piper

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

love that the ghost of her shitty dad got what he deserved

in comparison to what i’ve read from hailey piper before it was just very meh in plot and writing style. i did appreciate the creative take on possession though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much by Jen Winston

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

Bad Vibrations by Lucy Leitner

dark funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

silly goofy novella. very entertaining, but definitely not much better than C- writing imho. barely there characterization, but a fast and engaging plot and B+ (maybe even A-? idk for sure) humor and violence, so you win some, you lose some i guess. plus it’s short af so it’s certainly not a waste of time and you get some wacky laughs and quality kills so i think it’s probably worth it? … but don’t quote me on that lol 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? No

5.0

i highlighted like 90% of this book omfg. you can really tell it’s written by a poet; it’s just so beautiful jfc

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion

Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su

dark emotional funny 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

4.5

the main character was THE WORST but also very very relatable so what does that say about me? definitely nothing good 🤷🏼‍♀️ perfect ~weird girl lit~ but the ending was way too sudden for me so hence the 4.5/5 and not a 5/5 unfortunately 

Soft Targets by Carson Winter

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

super dark and yet its writing style feels almost too real and disturbingly plausible. the concept of the latter half of the book is fascinating and gave me donnie darko vibes. the writing was visceral and poignant and the two main characters’ relationship was so tragic and because you’re so deeply in one of the character’s head (who is clearly very unwell and screams incel except replace the sexual frustration with violent urges frustration… which i suppose you could say about a lot of incels as well sadly) you almost root for this destructive relationship to survive. the ending was perfect though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail