birddie's reviews
57 reviews

Little Stranger by Leigh Rivers

0.25

Carrie by Stephen King

2.5

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing

5.0

Mad Love by Wendy Walker

2.5

The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This is the hardest book l've ever read. It's sad I'm 24 years old and this is the first and only time l've heard of this. It's even more sad that the stories and crimes in this book aren't even unique. This is something that's happening in our world right now. We don't learn about our history any more and that's why it repeats itself...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful slow-paced

5.0

Twisted by Emily McIntire

dark emotional tense

5.0

Wretched by Emily McIntire

dark medium-paced

4.0

The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful slow-paced

5.0

Gerald's Game by Stephen King

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Cannibalism, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail