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Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.

The writing isn’t great. Very basic, telling not showing. And then I read this sentence, and I can’t go on..

“Ava sensed the policeman and the punk were both good men in similar ways and it always helped knowing there were good men in the world because you never knew when you might need them.”

???? I can’t.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Scaffolding: A Novel by Lauren Elkin

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Minor: Misogyny

Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

a fun thriller! i enjoyed myself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape

So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.0

why was the main character on such a moral high horse for 90% of this? she’s so annoying. sorry it’s hard to live in a world where bad things happen! where have you been the past thousand years?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Blood

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

Pulled it together in the end for some insightful writing about grief, but at what cost? I was driven to my wits end, and somehow also bored. Sorry, Sally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

We Were the Universe by Kimberly King Parsons
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.

Just not feeling it. Not sure the intensity of early motherhood really interests me. Can’t relate to her fierce love for her daughter. Feels very frenzied and very very contemporary. Just not vibing atm! Might pick it up again later.

The Girl Before Her by Line Papin

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle

challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

The Gods of Tango by Caro De Robertis

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Blood

The Likeness by Tana French

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, and Murder