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113 reviews

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

dark emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.75

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

3.5

Verity by Colleen Hoover

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

4.75

Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.75

I really enjoyed the essays about her field work but I wish that this book was more about moss facts than trying to convince me to like moss

Perfect Days by Raphael Montes

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book up until the last chapter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Drug use, Ableism, Car accident, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Addiction, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, and Death

The Girls by Emma Cline

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug use, Infidelity, Child death, Ableism, Blood, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Stalking, Mental illness, Car accident, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Normal People by Rini Nurul Badariah, Sally Rooney

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-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

4.5