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The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
5.0
One of the most emotionally difficult reads for me recently.
Incredibly impactful with elegant, beautiful writing that steadily builds to an inevitably horrific conclusion. The meandering pace, cyclical descriptions, and detached narrative language create an unsettling, powerful lasting image unlike anything I’ve ever read.
Absolutely deserving of every accolade and I highly recommend it. Please review the list of content warnings.
Incredibly impactful with elegant, beautiful writing that steadily builds to an inevitably horrific conclusion. The meandering pace, cyclical descriptions, and detached narrative language create an unsettling, powerful lasting image unlike anything I’ve ever read.
Absolutely deserving of every accolade and I highly recommend it. Please review the list of content warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Just when I thought I couldn’t love this series more 🥲
Absolutely adorable with the sweetest characters, authentic development arcs, and plenty of heat.
Absolutely adorable with the sweetest characters, authentic development arcs, and plenty of heat.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
assault
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
5.0
An easy five stars. This book broke me and put me back together.
"I love you. I love you. I love you. I’ll write it in waves. In skies. In my heart. You’ll never see, but you will know. I’ll be all the poets, I’ll kill them all and take each one’s place in turn, and every time love’s written in all the strands it will be to you."
This is such a mastery of craft and a story in a league of its own. Despite being absolutely enormous in scope and told only through small windows of time and place, it is immediately immersive. The writing is lyrical and beautiful without sacrificing pace or plot, and the unfolding of Red and Blue’s love for one another is so painfully human, though they themselves are not. I never wanted it to end, and will undoubtedly be carrying this story with me for a very long time.
"I love you. I love you. I love you. I’ll write it in waves. In skies. In my heart. You’ll never see, but you will know. I’ll be all the poets, I’ll kill them all and take each one’s place in turn, and every time love’s written in all the strands it will be to you."
This is such a mastery of craft and a story in a league of its own. Despite being absolutely enormous in scope and told only through small windows of time and place, it is immediately immersive. The writing is lyrical and beautiful without sacrificing pace or plot, and the unfolding of Red and Blue’s love for one another is so painfully human, though they themselves are not. I never wanted it to end, and will undoubtedly be carrying this story with me for a very long time.