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307 reviews

The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Enjoyed every moment of it until the last page. Up to that point, I was truly sucked into this multilayer mystery. Very unique and ingenious way to deliver a double dose of suspense. Stars off due to ending, the lack of discussion about what tf is up with Marigold, and the grammatical errors throughout 

Silenced Girls by Roger Stelljes

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Another book where you fall in love with a character just for them to immediate die. 

Made up for by an array of twists and discoveries that just kept on coming 

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Loved it. No notes. 

Cows by Matthew Stokoe

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Honestly, despite the gore and general horror found in this book, it’s a really interesting plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Woom by Duncan Ralston

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.0

What in the freak fetish hell did I just read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Just don’t

The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden

dark mysterious tense medium-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

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

AHHH

Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler by Lynne Olson

challenging emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

3.75

Chasing the Moon: The People, the Politics, and the Promise That Launched America Into the Space Age by Alan Andres, Robert Stone

adventurous hopeful informative fast-paced

4.5

A wonderful book covering more than just the development of space travel, but all of the politics and societal nuances occurring around the dream of going to the moon and beyond. A book filled with hope, but yet left me feeling depressed as all of the hopes and dreams of a better world by the end of the century have been abandoned. 

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5